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Hydraulics of levee overtopping /

"Earthen levees are extensively used to protect the population and infrastructure from periodic floods and high water due to storm surges. The causes of failure of levees include overtopping, surface erosion, internal erosion, and slope instability. Overtopping may occur during periods of flood...

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Main Authors:	Li, Lin (Geotechnical engineer active 2020) (Author), Amini, Farshad (Author), Pan, Yi (Author), Yuan, Saiyu (Author), Cetin, Bora (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden, The Netherlands ; London, UK ; New York : CRC Press/Balkema, 2021.
Series:	Monograph series (International Association for Hydraulic Research) ; 19.
Subjects:	Dam failures. Levees. Hydrodynamics. Barrages > Rupture. Levées. Hydrodynamique. levees. TECHNOLOGY > Engineering > Civil. TECHNOLOGY > Engineering > Mechanical. Hydrodynamics Dam failures Flood control Hydraulic engineering Levees Electronic books.
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