Three-dimensional non-cohesive earthen dam breach model. Part 2: Validation and applications

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1490-1503

  Wang, Zhengang ^a   Bowles, David S ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breach location; Dam breach outflow; Natural valley topography; Non cohesive soil; Reservoir shape; Three dimensional dam breach model

Indexed keywords

DAM BREACH; DAM-BREACH OUTFLOW; NATURAL VALLEY TOPOGRAPHY; NON-COHESIVE SOIL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

DAMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

DAM FAILURE; DISCHARGE; OUTFLOW; RESERVOIR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 33749529540     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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