Abstract: Transported driftwood and woody debris during floods may lead to accumulations and blockages at river bridges or weirs, and can result in excessive scour or an increase in backwater that may lead to flooding of the nearby ...

Abstract: To prevent damages due to transported wooden debris during a flood, the debris is often retained in defined zones upstream of populated areas using a debris rack. Because thorough numerical modeling of the debris accumulation ...

Abstract: Drift seriously increases the destructive power of a flood event. Drift accumulations and blockages at river bridges are a widespread problem, possibly leading to their total destruction. Although drift is a major threat, ...

Abstract: Low-level outlets are key safety elements of reservoir dams, especially for structures with high heads. Their main purpose is the regulation and—if required—rapid drawdown of the reservoir water level in case of maintenance ...

Abstract: Scour downstream of ski jumps may be avoided by jet deflection to an area where the energy dissipation is accomplished. The main purpose of this experimental study was the analysis of the jet air entrainment downstream of ...

Abstract: The importance of fuse plugs for spillways along embankments and levees has become very important in flood management. The present case study summarizes a series of laboratory tests conducted at the Laboratory of Hydraulics, ...

Abstract: The standard circular-crested weir is often found in engineering applications and is used as a discharge measurement device or as an overflow structure. This research determines the discharge coefficients for ten ...