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Structural, Material, and Geotechnical Structural, Material, and Geotechnical Solutions to Levee and FloodwallSolutions to Levee and FloodwallSolutions to Levee and Floodwall Solutions to Levee and Floodwall
Construction and RetrofittingConstruction and Retrofitting
Southeast Region Research Initiative Southeast Region Research Initiative (SERRI)(SERRI)
Semi-Annual Project ReviewSemi-Annual Project ReviewSeptember 16, 2008, Jackson, MS
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INVESTIGATORS ANDINVESTIGATORS AND INSTITUTIONS
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University of MississippiUniversity of Mississippi
• Alexander Cheng, P.I., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mississippi University MS 38677 662-915-5362University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677. 662 915 5362, [email protected]
• Chung Song, Co-PI, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677. 662-915-1646, [email protected]
• Ahmed Al-Ostaz, Co-PI, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677. 662-915-5364, alostaz@olemiss [email protected]
• Raju Mantena, Co-PI, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677. 662-915-5990, [email protected]@olemiss.edu
• Ge Wang, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677. 662-915-5370, [email protected]
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PartnersPartners
• USACE Engineer Research and Development Center, Reed Mosher/Noah Vroman Reed L Mosher@erdc usace army milMosher/Noah Vroman, [email protected]
• Alcorn State University, Sam Acel, [email protected]• Dutta Technologies, Piyush Dutta, [email protected]
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PROJECT DESCRIPTIONPROJECT DESCRIPTION
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Purpose of ProjectPurpose of Project• To find geotechnical, structural, and material g , ,
solutions for the retrofitting and new design of floodwall and levee systems.
I ti– Innovative– Practical– AffordableAffordable– Resilient
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PROJECT OUTCOMESPROJECT OUTCOMES
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OutcomesOutcomes• Geotechnical solutions: Improved floodwall section p
design to prevent overturning, pile foundation support, clay and bentonite apron to reduce the seepage, and levee back side protection to minimize erosionlevee back side protection to minimize erosion.
• Structural solutions: Lateral bracing to increase the lateral stiffness, cross-sectional design to increase the bending stiffness of the sheet piles to minimize deflection.
• Material solutions: Lighter stronger and non corrosive• Material solutions: Lighter, stronger, and non-corrosive materials to improve the performance of the system in terms of strength, durability, and resistance to sabotage.
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Relevance to DHS S&T ObjectivesRelevance to DHS S&T Objectives
• The proposed research addresses the Structural p pWater Management and the Natural Disaster Recovery relevance areas.
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StatementStatement
Th h thi h d d d t di• Through this research, an advanced understanding of the potential material, structure, and geotechnical solutions to the nation’s levee and floodwall systems, y ,will be gained. The technologies developed can be used for a cost effective levee and floodwall retrofitting and new construction programretrofitting and new construction program.
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LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENTLANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT
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Uniqueness of ProjectUniqueness of Project
Previous levee design was focused on thePrevious levee design was focused on the geotechnical failure. Forensic investigation of New Orleans levee failure pointed to a triggering event caused by a slight structural underperformance, leading to a progressive,
t t hi f il f th t Th tcatastrophic failure of the system. The current research combines the structural, geotechnical, and material technologies to provide resilientand material technologies to provide resilient solutions for the retrofitting and construction of levee and floodwall systems.
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TECHNICAL REVIEWTECHNICAL REVIEW
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The Threat Is Not OverThe Threat Is Not Over
Package
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17th Street Canal Breach
North London Avenue Canal Breach
South London Avenue Canal Breach
Orleans CanalInner Harbor Navigation Canal Breaches
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FAILURE MODE 1:FAILURE MODE 1: HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE
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17th Street Canal Breach17 Street Canal Breach
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17th Street Canal Breach17 Street Canal Breach
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Centrifuge tests to studyfailure mechnismfailure mechnism
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21.3 ft radius arm, 1000 g-tons payload
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FAILURE MODE 2:FAILURE MODE 2:SEEPAGE
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London Avenue south breach – about 60 ft wide – much sand washed through the breach into the neighborhood
London Ave. Canal – South Breach
London Ave Canal
Levee Fill
London Ave. Canal
Marsh
Pine Is. Beach Sand
Baysound
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London Ave. Canal – South Breach
London Ave Canal
Levee Fill
London Ave. Canal
Marsh
Pine Is. Beach Sand
Baysound
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London Ave. Canal – South Breach
London Ave Canal
Levee Fill
London Ave. Canal
Marsh
Pine Is. Beach Sand
Baysound
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London Ave. Canal – South Breach
London Ave CanalLondon Ave. Canal
Failure
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Baysound
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FAILURE MODE 3:FAILURE MODE 3:OVERTOPPING
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Overtopping Scour/Erosion – I-wallsth d h9th Ward Breach
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9th Ward Breach
IHNC
Dredge Fill Levee Fill
Marsh
Interdistributary
Nearshore Gulf/Relic Beach Sand
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9th Ward Breach
IHNC
Dredge Fill Levee Fill
Marsh
Interdistributary
Nearshore Gulf/Relic Beach Sand
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9th Ward Breach
IHNC
Dredge Fill Levee Fill
Marsh
Interdistributary
Nearshore Gulf/Relic Beach Sand
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9th Ward Breach
IHNC
Dredge Fill Levee Fill
Marsh
Interdistributary
Nearshore Gulf/Relic Beach Sand
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9th Ward Breach
IHNC
Dredge Fill Levee Fill
Marsh
Interdistributary
Nearshore Gulf/Relic Beach Sand
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9th Ward Breach
IHNC
Dredge Fill Levee Fill
Marsh
Interdistributary
Nearshore Gulf/Relic Beach Sand
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East Side IHNC near N. Claiborne Ave. BridgeIHNC East, North of the Claiborne Avenue Bridge
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PROPOSED SOLUTIONSPROPOSED SOLUTIONS
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Uncertainties
• Soil variability
Uncertainties
y• Construction quality• Loading force variabilityg y• Information uncertainty
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Soil VariabilitySoil Variability
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Construction QualityConstruction Quality
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External Loading VariabilityExternal Loading Variability
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Information UncertaintyInformation Uncertainty
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Variability and Uncertainty in Floodwall D iDesign
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Most Cost Effective DesignMost Cost Effective Design
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Design RealityDesign Reality
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Structural SolutionStructural Solution
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General schematic of major hurricane protection structures used in New Orleans and Vicinity.New Orleans and Vicinity.
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Levee
I-WALLI WALL
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T-WALLT WALL
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Structure Solution SchemeStructure Solution Scheme
Concrete FloodwallComposite Cap
Hydrostatic Force (can also be wave load)
Composite caps connect all the individual floodwalls together
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Case 2 Stress ContourCase 2 Stress Contour
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Cap V S PlateCap V.S. Plate
Is cap a better choice?
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Is cap a better choice?
Deliverables-StructuralDeliverables Structural
• An analysis of the floodwall failure mechanismAn analysis of the floodwall failure mechanism under the storm surge conditions,
• Design parameters of the anchor stations with g ptest results, and
• Design parameters of the joint stiffeners using g p j gFRP braces with laboratory test results
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GEOTECHNICAL SOLUTIONGEOTECHNICAL SOLUTION
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Geotechnical Aspects of Levee FailureGeotechnical Aspects of Levee Failure
• Failure ModesFailure Modes– Lateral displacement of the flood wall (17th St. Canal)– Piping through underlain layers (London Ave. Canal)p g g y ( )– Erosion associated with overtopping (9th Ward)– Slope scour/erosion (St. Bernard Parish)– Slope failure associated with insufficient shear
strength of soils (17th St. Canal)
Map is shown in the next page.
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Geotechnical Solutions
• Intended to provide a resilient levee and pfloodwall system to prevent or reduce damages from overturning, sliding or erosion.
– Task 1: Improved wall design using a self healing flood wallTask 2: Levee backside erosion protection– Task 2: Levee backside erosion protection
– Task 3: Soil-structure-fluid coupled analysis
Details of individual method shown in
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the next slide.
Geotechnical Solutions Task 1: Improved wall design using a self healing flood wall
Lateral displacement in the flood side of the wall triggered the penetration of
CLof the wall triggered the penetration of flood water and increased the lateral pressure to the gap.
Providing self expanding/healingBentonite LateralSupport Providing self expanding/healing
bentonite aprons will seal the gap on contact with water. (e.g. bentonite/butyl rubber. Hydrophilic material, Yazoo
Aprons
clay)
Prevent a triggering mechanism of the levee failure.
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Major work: Evaluation of optimal apron shapes and required material properties
Geotechnical Solutions T k 1 I d ll d i i lf h li fl d llTask 1: Improved wall design using a self healing flood wall
Major work: Evaluation of optimal apron shapes and required material propertiesmaterial properties
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Butyl rubber compound and hydrophilic materials are not in yet.
Alonso et al. 2005
Geotechnical Solutions Task 2: Levee backside erosion protection
Backside erosion due to overtopping was another major failure mechanism.
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M j k E i t l l ti fMajor work: Experimental evaluation of scour resistant materials, such as fiber reinforced soil, soil concrete, geotextile, soil vegetation etc.
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It also includes the fabrication of erosion testing equipment as shown in the next slide.
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Task 2: Levee backside erosion protection pASTM 6459-07 Erosion Test (Jet Device)
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Task 2: Levee backside erosion protection Verification of Numerical Model Using Jet Test ResultsVerification of Numerical Model Using Jet Test Results
for ASTM C-190 Standard Ottawa Sand
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Task 2: Levee backside erosion protection Verification of Numerical Model Using UM Large ErosionVerification of Numerical Model Using UM Large Erosion
Test Bed for ASTM C-190 Ottawa Sand
Adjustable Flow Rate:Adjustable Flow Rate: 7600 gal/hr, 5219 gal/hr, 2598 gal/hr,
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Task 2: Levee backside erosion protection Verification of Numerical Model Using UM Large ErosionVerification of Numerical Model Using UM Large Erosion
Test Bed for ASTM C-190 Ottawa Sand
E i t R lt ith N i l R lt ithExperiment Result with 7600 gal/hr Flow Rate
Numerical Result with 7600 gal/hr Flow Rate
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Task 2: Levee backside erosion protection Task 2: Levee backside erosion protection Verification of Numerical Model Using UM Large Erosion Verification of Numerical Model Using UM Large Erosion Test Bed for ASTM CTest Bed for ASTM C 109 Ottawa Sand109 Ottawa Sand
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Major Works for Erosion
Fabrication and calibration of UM Large Erosion Testing Bed (hereafter called UMETB)Validation of UMETB using Jet Tests and Hydrodynamics analysisSame as 2 but with HD simulations and tests for various soils (five different soils)Erosion analysis for the full scale flood walls (with field soil condition)Evaluation of the erodibility parameters of larger aggregates by comparing Jet test results and UMETB results for larger circular
l f b d ditinozzles for submerged conditionErosion analysis for full size flood walls using FLOW3D with parameters calibrated for aggregate size effects and flood wall size effects Comparison with field erosion data is also includedeffects. Comparison with field erosion data is also included. Quantification of the erosion time for several (5) different materials is also evaluated (e.g. 10 hrs. 24 hrs….). Erosion resistant materials/design are found.
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Finalize deliverables
Task 3: Soil-structure-fluid coupled analysis :Troubles of I- and T-walls
Many I-walls failed.Some I-walls survived.
Advanced analysis and retrofitting of I- T-walls survived Hurricane KatrinaAdvanced analysis and retrofitting of Iwall itself is needed. Tying I-wall to survived section may prevent/alleviate the failure of I-wall.
T walls survived Hurricane Katrina.But interface between T-walls and other structures…Interfaces must be thoroughly
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p- Geotech. + Structure + Mat’l
Interfaces must be thoroughly studied and reinforced.- Geotech. + Structure + Mat’l
Task 3: Soil-structure-fluid coupled analysisModeling and Numerical Simulation of Levee and
Floodwall
Coupled Analysis of Soil-Structure-Flood InteractionInteraction.
Large strain analysis + Rate of flood water rise + Seepage analysis + Soil Structure interaction+Coupled analysis + 3D condtition.
As the water level rises, the seepage condition in the levee changes So does the stability of thethe levee changes. So does the stability of the levee.
Following animation shows the transient seepage
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lines due to the water level rise.
Task 3: Soil-structure-fluid coupled analysis : Analysis of Full Scale I-wall Test Using FLAC
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To match the full scale test data, moduli were doubled, and gap was introduced.
Task 3: Soil-structure-fluid coupled analysis : Analysis of Full Scale I-wall using FLAC y gLondon Ave. Canal- Failure Simulation
Water Level 10 ft.w. Gap
I-wall failed completely with gap development.
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Task 3: Soil-structure-fluid coupled analysis : Analysis of I-wall Using FLAC y g
London Ave. Canal- Seepage Analysis
Water Level 10 ft.w/o Gap
Flow vectors are wide spread throughout the levee – healthy seepageseepage condition.
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Task 3: Soil-structure-fluid coupled analysis : Distribution of T-wall Locations – Orleans District
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Task 3: SoilTask 3: Soil--structurestructure--fluid coupled analysis : fluid coupled analysis : Typical sectionTypical section1. Orleans East Bank1. Orleans East Bank
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VariousVarious T-Walls in NewNew Orleans
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Task 3: SoilTask 3: Soil--structurestructure--fluid coupled analysis : fluid coupled analysis : Typical TTypical T--sectionsection1. Orleans East Bank1. Orleans East Bank
• Existing T-wall analysis is mostly 2-D analysis.• 2-D analysis has limited flexibility in dealing with the frictional force that
exist parallel to the mesh.p• By using 3-D FLAC simulation with advanced constitutive models,
realistic 3-D simulation of soil-structure interaction for T-wall is conducted. (Click movie file to see 3-D results.)
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( )• Similar 3-D simulation is also applied for floodwall and structure
interfaces.
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Task 3: SoilTask 3: Soil--structurestructure--fluid coupled analysis : Major Work fluid coupled analysis : Major Work
• 2-D Simulation of full scale load test in London Ave. Canal• 2-D Simulation of 17th St. Canal Failure• 2-D Simulation with erosion/scour• 3-D Simulation of the critical T-wall section• 3 D Simulation of the critical interface between the Floodwalls and• 3-D Simulation of the critical interface between the Floodwalls and
Structures(e.g. Pump station)• Above work will be repeated for composite sheet piles, reinforcing
caps ans strong postscaps ans strong posts.• Conditions for centrifuge tests will also be designed from above
work. (Centrifuge tests will be conducted by ERDC.)• Finalize deliverables
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Geotechnical Solutions • Deliverables
– A database of bentonite expansion coefficient under various moisture and confining stress condition
– A design tool for bentonite curtain placement– A database for soil erodibility index against plunging
impact, with recommendationsp– A correlation analysis with existing soil erodibility
database– A computer model for two-dimensional soil-structure-p
fluid coupled analysis– Recommendation of retrofitting strategies based on
the computer analysis
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MATERIAL SOLUTIONSMATERIAL SOLUTIONS
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Material SolutionsMaterial Solutions
• Composite sheet pileComposite sheet pile• Bentonite for seal-healing crack
Pl ti il• Plastisoil• Nano particle reinforced polyurea spray
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Deliverables-MaterialsDeliverables Materials
• Design analysisDesign analysis• Two or three pieces of subscale model
composite sheet pilescomposite sheet piles • Test result and analysis• Patents if applicable
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Budget InformationBudget Information
• Original amount: $1,959,537A t t t d t $368 000 ( f• Amount spent to date: $368,000 (as of 9/8/08).
• Project end date: 12/31/2010.
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Collaborative Opportunities
• Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District.Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District. • ERDC, Vicksburg• USDA Dam and Levee Erosion Lab• USDA, Dam and Levee Erosion Lab.• USDA National Sedimentation Lab
NCCHE U i it f Mi i i i• NCCHE, University of Mississippi• Mississippi State University Projects
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Project TimelineProject Timeline
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Commercialization Progress
• None so far.
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IP STATUSIP STATUS
• None so farNone so far.
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Summary & ConclusionsSummary & Conclusions• Research is well underway.y• The schedule for various tasks has been adjusted. • The overall schedule is on time.
I Th di t i ti ith C f E i• In The direct communication with Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, one of the ultimate users of the project.
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Questions ?Questions ?
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