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The Failure of Embankment Dams due to Overtopping

ŘÍHA, J. JANDORA, J.

Originální název

The Failure of Embankment Dams due to Overtopping

Typ

kniha odborná

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

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.

Klíčová slova

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.

Autoři

ŘÍHA, J.; JANDORA, J.

Rok RIV

2008

Vydáno

7. 1. 2008

Nakladatel

VUTIUM PRESS

Místo

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

ISBN

978-80-214-3527-8

Kniha

The Failure of Embankment Dams due to Overtopping

Edice

xx

Číslo edice

1

Strany od

1

Strany do

168

Strany počet

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"
}