Genetic programming simulation of dam breach hydrograph and peak outflow discharge

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 757-768

  Hakimzadeh, Habib ^a   Nourani, Vahid ^b   Amini, Alireza Babaeian ^c  

^a SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONAB   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breach; Dam failure; Earthen dam; Genetic programming; Peak outflow

Indexed keywords

EMBANKMENTS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; WEIRS;

BREACH; DAM FAILURE; EARTHEN DAMS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; OUTFLOW HYDROGRAPH; PEAK OUTFLOW; PHYSICALLY BASED MODELING;

GENETIC PROGRAMMING;

DAM FAILURE; EMBANKMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HYDROGRAPH; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERTOPPING; PEAK DISCHARGE; PEAK FLOW;

EID: 84896283516     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000849     Document Type: Article

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