Dam breach simulations with multiple breach locations under wind and wave actions

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1222-1237

  Wang, Zhengang ^a   Bowles, David S ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breach formation; Dam breach model; Erosion; Multiple breach locations; Uneven dam crest; Wave overtopping; Wind generated waves

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND;

DAM BREACH MODEL; UNEVEN DAM CREST; WAVE OVERTOPPING; WIND-GENERATED WAVES;

DAMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND;

DAM FAILURE; EARTH DAM; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROGRAPHY; OVERTOPPING; SIMULATION; SPILLWAY; WAVE FORCE; WIND EROSION;

EID: 33746192209     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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