Overtopping breaching of river levees constructed with cohesive sediments

Experiments were conducted in a bend flume to study the overtopping breaching process and the corresponding overflow rates of river levees constructed with cohesive sediments. The river and land regions were separated by the constructed levee in the bend flume. Results showed that the levee breachin...

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Main Authors: H. Wei, M. Yu, D. Wang, Y. Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-07-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/16/1541/2016/nhess-16-1541-2016.pdf