Abstract: This paper proposes a dam-breach model which predicts, in a simple but physically based manner, not only the peak discharge but the whole outflow hydrograph and breach development. The following aspects are taken into ...

Abstract: A sensitivity analysis of the model presented in the companion paper is made and, on the basis of the results a criterion is proposed for the choice of values to assign to the side slopes of the breach, in order to use the ...

Abstract: The results of a survey aimed at comparing the performances of first-order and total variation diminishing (TVD) second-order upwind flux difference splitting schemes, first-order space-centered schemes, and second-order ...

Abstract: Although advanced physically based models have been presented in the last years, there is still much interest in equations for predicting the peak discharge. Indeed, simple relations are very useful for technical purposes, ...