Case Study: Malpasset Dam-Break Simulation using a Two-Dimensional Finite Volume Method
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The accuracy, stability, and reliability of a numerical model based on a Godunov-type scheme are verified in this paper, through a comparison between calculated results and observed data for the Malpasset dam-break event, which occurred in southern France in 1959. This event is an unique opportunity for code validation because of the availability of extensive field data on the flooding wave due to the dam failure. In the code the shallow water equations are discretized using the finite volume method, and the numerical model allows second order accuracy, both in space and time. The classical Godunov approach is used. More specifically, the Harten, Lax, and van Leer Riemann solver is applied. The resulting scheme is of high resolution and satisfies the total variation diminishing condition. For the numerical treatment of source terms relative to the friction slope, a semi-implicit technique is used, while for the source terms relative to the bottom slope a new explicit method is developed and tested.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 128 • Issue 5 • May 2002
Pages: 460 - 472
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Received: Mar 31, 2000
Accepted: Oct 25, 2001
Published online: Apr 15, 2002
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