Resource
Physical Modeling of Breach Formation; Large Scale Field Test
Resource Type
ASDSO Conference Papers
Reference Title
Physical Modeling of Breach Formation; Large Scale Field Test
Organization/Agency
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Publisher Name
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Year
2004
Date
Sept. 26-30, 2004
Event Name
Dam Safety 2004 - 21st Annual Conference
Event Location
Phoenix, Arizona
ASDSO Session Title
Workshop on International Progress in Dam Breach Evaluation
ISBN/ISSN
ISSN: 1526-9191 (Hardcopy)
Topic Location
United Kingdom
Abstract/Additional Information
During extreme flooding and internal erosion failure events, detailed data on flow and formation processes of breaches through embankments / dams are rarely recorded. Consequently field and laboratory tests of embankment breaches due to overtopping and piping have been conducted to support numerical model development, testing, and verification. Controlled field tests of rock fill, clay, and glacial moraine embankments, 5-6 m height, have been conducted in Northern Norway. Laboratory tests of sand, and clay embankments, 0.6 m height, have been conducted in a large flume at HR Wallingford, United Kingdom. Observations and conclusions from these tests will be presented in this paper. 16 pp., 1 table, 22 figures, 5 references.
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