Publication detail

The Failure of Embankment Dams due to Overtopping

ŘÍHA, J. JANDORA, J.

Original Title

The Failure of Embankment Dams due to Overtopping

Type

book

Language

English

Original Abstract

The existence of the dams retaining water either permanently or occasionally, is always connected with the risk of their failure. The failure of a dam gives rise to a flood wave that advances in the areabehind the dam or throght the valley below the dam. The effects of a dam break wavw originated in this way may be disastrous and may cause numerous fatalities as well as financial losses exceeding many times the price of the hydraulic structure itself.

Keywords

The existence of the dams retaining water either permanently or occasionally, is always connected with the risk of their failure. The failure of a dam gives rise to a flood wave that advances in the areabehind the dam or throght the valley below the dam. The effects of a dam break wavw originated in this way may be disastrous and may cause numerous fatalities as well as financial losses exceeding many times the price of the hydraulic structure itself.

Authors

ŘÍHA, J.; JANDORA, J.

RIV year

2008

Released

7. 1. 2008

Publisher

VUTIUM PRESS

Location

Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institut of Water Structures

ISBN

978-80-214-3527-8

Book

The Failure of Embankment Dams due to Overtopping

Edition

xx

Edition number

1

Pages from

1

Pages to

168

Pages count

168

BibTex

@book{BUT61943,
  author="Jaromír {Říha} and Jan {Jandora}",
  title="The Failure of Embankment Dams due to Overtopping",
  year="2008",
  publisher="VUTIUM PRESS",
  address="Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institut of Water Structures",
  series="xx",
  edition="1",
  pages="1--168",
  isbn="978-80-214-3527-8"
}