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Apr 26, 2012
Analyses, Simulations, and Physical Modeling Validation of Levee and Embankment Erosion
Authors: Zhongxian Chen [email protected], Christopher S. Stuetzle [email protected], Barbara M. Cutler [email protected], Jared A. Gross [email protected], W. Randolph Franklin [email protected], and Thomas F. Zimmie [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Geo-Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering
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We present a computer simulation of hydraulic erosion on levees, dams, and earth embankments, with emphasis on rill and gully initiation and propagation. We focus on erosion features that occur after an earthen structure is overtopped. We have developed a 3D fluid and hydraulic erosion simulation engine using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH). We present the results of digital simulations for different soil types. Furthermore, small-scale physical models of levees composed of different soils were constructed and tested experimentally. The digital simulations are compared to physical experimental results to validate the computer models.
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Computer models
- Dams
- Embankment dams
- Engineering fundamentals
- Erosion
- Geology
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic models
- Hydraulic structures
- Levees and dikes
- Methodology (by type)
- Models (by type)
- Physical models
- Piping erosion
- Research methods (by type)
- Simulation models
- Validation
- Water and water resources
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Department of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180.E-mail: [email protected]
Department of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180.E-mail: [email protected]
Department of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180.E-mail: [email protected]
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Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180.E-mail: [email protected]
Eletronic, Computer, and System Engineering Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180.E-mail: [email protected]
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180.E-mail: [email protected]
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