Mr. Richard Weggel

"It's a no-brainer," said J. Richard Weggel, a civil-engineering professor at Drexel University and consultant to the developers.

Weggel said his computer analysis of the river showed that the effect of the new developments would be "hardly noticeable."

But under questioning from attorneys representing the community groups, Weggel conceded that the hundreds of cars that would be parked at ground level were not figured into his modeling.

J. RICHARD WEGGELDepartment of Civil and Architectural Engineering Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA 19104

J. Richard Weggel Samuel S. Baxter Professor Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering Drexel University weggel@drexel.edu

Richard Weggel, Ph.D., Professor of Hydraulics & Hydrology Drexel University

"Whatever you put in there washes away unless it's big enough or you overwhelm it with a whole lot of material in a short amount of time, and that's very difficult to do," said Richard Weggel, a civil engineer at Drexel University who is an expert in coastal engineering issues.
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"My recommendation would be to build the levees of something other than earthen materials that would not be so subject to erosion, like concrete," said Weggel.

"The real thing they need to do is to isolate the pumps from damage so they can remain operational," Weggel said.

Mr. Gaffney, alongside with Mr. J. Richard Weggel of Drexel University, taught a course aimed at individuals who have a basic understanding of coastal engineering, dredge technology or geosynthetic materials and want to become familiar with the use of geotextile tubes in these applications.

(Seattle Times) "My recommendation would be to build the levees of something other than earthen materials that would not be so subject to erosion, like concrete."So spoke Richard Weggel, a civil engineer at Drexel University in Philadelphia.Mr Weggel is supposedly an expert in coastal engineering issues.

Rich Weggel Drexel University

"You can reduce the probability of disaster, but you can never reduce the risk to zero," said J. Richard Weggel, a former Army Corps of Engineers coastal engineer who is now an engineering professor at Drexel University.

"People tend to be tenacious.They say they want to go back and rebuild.But there's a very fine line between being tenacious and being stupid," Weggel said.
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"The real thing they need to do is isolate the pumps from damage so they can remain operational," Weggel said.