Physical modeling of overtopping erosion and breach formation of cohesive embankments

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1783-1794

  Hanson, G J ^a   Cook, K R ^b   Hunt, S L ^a  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam breach; Embankments; Erosion; Flooding; Headcut; Overtopping

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DAMS; EROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SAND; SOIL MECHANICS; TESTING;

DAM BREACH; FLOODING; HEADCUT; OVERTOPPING;

EMBANKMENTS;

COHESIVE SEDIMENT; FLOODING; OVERTOPPING; RESERVOIR; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 28944451499     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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