Author
MORRIS, MARK - Hr Wallingford | |
HASSAN, MOHAMED - Hr Wallingford | |
WAHL, TONY - Us Bureau Of Reclamation | |
Tejral, Ronald | |
HANSON, GREGORY - Retired ARS Employee | |
TEMPLE, DARREL - Retired ARS Employee |
Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 10/1/2012 Publication Date: 11/1/2012 Citation: Morris, M.W., Hassan, M.A., Wahl, T.L., Tejral, R.D., Hanson, G.J., Temple, D.M. 2012. Evaluation and development of physically-based embankment breach models. In: Klijn, F., and Schweckendiek, T., editors. Comprehensive Flood Risk Management: Research for Policy and Practice, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 90-92. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: The CEATI Dam Safety Interest Group (DSIG) working group on embankment erosion and breach modelling has evaluated three physically-based numerical models used to simulate embankment erosion and breach development. The three models identified by the group were considered to be good candidates for further development and future integration into flood modelling software. The evaluation utilized 7 case studies comprising three large-scale tests carried out in Norway (5- to 6-m high embankments); two large-scale tests from the USA (1.75-m high embankments); and the prototype failures of the Oros (Brazil) and Banqiao (China) dams. The breach models evaluated were SIMBA, HR-BREACH, and FIREBIRD BREACH. Results of the evaluation are presented along with details of the continued development of two of the three models (HR BREACH and SIMBA). |