Numerical modelling of non-cohesive embankment breach with the dual-mesh approach

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 587-598

  Volz, Christian ^a   Rousselot, Patric ^a   Vetsch, David ^a   Faeh, Roland ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dual mesh; embankment breach; overtopping; sediment transport; shallow water equation; slope failure

Indexed keywords

DUAL-MESH; EMBANKMENT BREACHES; OVERTOPPING; SHALLOW WATER EQUATIONS; SLOPE FAILURE;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; NUMERICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE STABILITY;

EMBANKMENTS;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBANKMENT; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERTOPPING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION; SLOPE FAILURE; TERRAIN; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 84870282353     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2012.732970     Document Type: Article

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