Assessment of the role of slit as a safety valve in failure of levees

International Journal of Sediment Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 361-375

  OJHA, C S P ^a   SINGH, V P ^b   ADRIAN, D D ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b Texas A and M University   (United States)

^c Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure of levee; Flood defense; Piping; Water head seepage erosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 60049100902     PISSN: 10016279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6279(09)60007-X     Document Type: Article

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