Direct Estimate of the Breach Hydrograph of an Overtopped Earth Dam

Overtopping‐Induced Failure of Non–Cohesive Homogeneous Fluvial Dikes: Effect of Dike Geometry on Breach Discharge and Widening

“…Compared to the case of fluvial dikes, more experimental research has been conducted on the failure of embankment dams, that is, earthen or rockfill structures normal to the main river channel (Amaral et al, 2020;Bento et al, 2017;Coleman et al, 2002;Jandora & Říha, 2008;Morris et al, 2007;Müller et al, 2016;Pickert et al, 2011;Sadeghi et al, 2020;Schmocker & Hager, 2009, 2012Schmocker et al, 2014;among others). In contrast, studies aiming at a deep understanding of the breaching mechanisms of fluvial dikes developed mostly in the last decade (Table 1).…”

Towards transient experimental water surfaces: A new benchmark dataset for 2D shallow water solvers

“…In 1D flumes, this problem has been solved by using longitudinal imaging [14,16,22,29,30]. In some cases PIV/PLIF techniques have been used to obtain velocity fields [13,31,32]. Additionally, in experimental fluid mechanics, measuring the evolution of a free surface has received little attention, as it has been mainly understood as a problem for shallow water flows and more recently for free surface granular flows [33][34][35].…”

Flushing Capacity of a Stored Volume of Water: An Experimental Study

“…These beds were not fully saturated owing to the unavoidable pores filled with air and confined within the soil matric. Apparent cohesion is typically observed in unsaturated granular soils, as a result of negative pressures exerted by capillary forces within the soil matric [38,39]. During the upstream migration of the knickpoint, this cohesion led to steep and roughly constant slopes of the sediment front [30].…”