Erosional equivalences of levees: Steady and intermittent wave overtopping

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 104-113

  Dean, R G ^a   Rosati, J D ^b   Walton, T L ^c   Edge, B L ^d  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricane; Katrina; Levee failure; Levees; Overtopping duration; Wave overtopping; Wave induced erosion

Indexed keywords

GOVERNING EQUATIONS; GRASS COVER; HURRICANE KATRINA; KATRINA; RAYLEIGH; STEADY STATE; SUPER-CRITICAL; WAVE OVERTOPPINGS; WAVE RUNUP;

HURRICANES; WATER WAVES;

LEVEES;

COASTAL EROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; LABORATORY METHOD; LANDSLIDE; LEVEE; OCEAN WAVE; OVERTOPPING; STEADY FLOW; STORM SURGE; WAVE RUNUP;

EID: 73149086164     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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