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Dam Breach Modeling Technology

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Authors:
  1. Vijay P. Singh

    1. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

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Part of the book series: Water Science and Technology Library (WSTL, volume 17)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Vijay P. Singh
    Pages 1-26

  3. Dam Breaching

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    Pages 27-40

  4. Hydraulics of Dam Breaching

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    Pages 41-61

  5. Major Recorded Dam Breaches in the World

    • Vijay P. Singh
    Pages 62-100

  6. Empirical Models: Dimensional Analytical Solutions

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    Pages 101-121

  7. Empirical Models: Dimensionless Analytical Solutions

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    Pages 122-150

  8. Mathematical Models of Dam Breaching

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    Pages 151-219

  9. Comparative Evaluation of Dam-Breach Models

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    Pages 220-231

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 232-244
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About this book

Dams are constructed for economic development, and their construction involves large investments of money, and natural and human resources. Of the various types of dams constructed around the globe, earth dams are the most common type and constitute the vast majority of dams. When adam fails, it culminates in the sudden release of artificially stored water which, in turn, becomes a potential menace to virtually everything downstream. The dam failure may result in loss of life and property. In recent years, instances of dam failure in the world have been too many, and the resulting loss too high. As a result, dam safety pro grams have been developed in most countries of the world since the beginning of the nineteenth eighties. · Earth dams are more susceptible to failure than other types. The cause of failure is often either overtopping or piping. The modeling of dam breaching due to either or both of these causes is of fundamental importance to development of dam-safety programs. This book is, therefore, an attempt to present some aspects of earth-dam breach modeling technology. It is hoped that others will be stimulated to write more comprehensive texts on this subject of growing interest and importance. The book is divided into eight chapters. The first chapter is introductory and discusses some aspects of dams and dam failures in the world.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

    Vijay P. Singh

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dam Breach Modeling Technology

  • Authors: Vijay P. Singh

  • Series Title: Water Science and Technology Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8747-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3925-0Published: 29 February 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4668-0Published: 05 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8747-1Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0921-092X

  • Series E-ISSN: 1872-4663

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 244

  • Topics: Hydrogeology, Environmental Management, Atmospheric Sciences

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