Abstract: This paper presents measurements of velocity profiles obtained from idealized dam-break experiments and results from numerical simulations of these experiments. Dam-break flows were generated in the laboratory by suddenly ...

Abstract: Breached levees often cause extensive flood damage to urban and residential areas; there has been considerable interest in the numerical modeling of flooding of urban areas in recent years. However, comprehensive data that ...

Abstract: Laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the reduction of flood depth in a channel due to an engineered levee breach. Different combinations of inflow hydrographs, breach openings, and floodplain storage areas ...