Abstract: Substantial laboratory, field, and theoretical studies have been carried out by many to understand alluvial stream bedform origin, their shapes, equilibrium with the flow, and their depositional structure. The findings of ...

Abstract: A rapid method for estimating the peak discharge from a breached landslide dam is developed from an analysis of 42 outburst floods. Systematic classification of the river blockages based on the landslide type, its material ...

Abstract: The dynamics of bed configurations and the effect of the bedforms on flow in sand-bed rivers are among the most challenging aspects of fluvial hydraulics to quantify. The big unknown is the resistance coefficient, without ...

Abstract: The United States National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) relies on floodway and encroachment line standards to regulate floodplain development and minimize flood damage while ensuring public safety. A regulatory floodway ...

Abstract: Potential flood hazards that would be created by breached embankment dams need to be evaluated to select spillway design floods and to prepare emergency action plans. The breaches are often modeled simply, usually in the ...

Abstract: A procedure for developing rainfall intensity‐duration equations for short durations (less than 1 hr) for any location in the United States is described. The procedure uses readily available isopluvial maps developed by ...