Plane dike-breach due to overtopping: Effects of sediment, dike height and discharge

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 576-586

  Schmocker, Lukas ^a   Hager, Willi H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breach discharge; dike breach; erosion; hydraulic modelling; overtopping

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL FLOW; DAMAGE POTENTIAL; DIKE-BREACH; FLOOD DISCHARGE; GOVERNING PARAMETERS; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC MODEL TEST; INFLOW DISCHARGE; OVERTOPPING; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION; WATER SURFACE;

EROSION; HYDRAULIC MODELS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

LEVEES;

DIAMETER; DIKE; DISCHARGE; EMBANKMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FLOOD; HEIGHT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84870273911     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2012.713034     Document Type: Article

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