Climatic changes are expected to increase both the frequency and severity of flooding across the world. It is not possible to plan a continuous increase of levee height and its geometry. Therefore levees should resist to overtopping. This Technical Note gives an updated review of the surface erosion phenomena that can occur during floods and mainly deals with a case history on the effect of overtopping on a trial embankment in stabilized soil. The possible use of recycled soil is also discussed.
A case history on levee external erosion
COSANTI, BARBARA;SQUEGLIA, NUNZIANTE;LO PRESTI, DIEGO CARLO
2016-01-01
Abstract
Climatic changes are expected to increase both the frequency and severity of flooding across the world. It is not possible to plan a continuous increase of levee height and its geometry. Therefore levees should resist to overtopping. This Technical Note gives an updated review of the surface erosion phenomena that can occur during floods and mainly deals with a case history on the effect of overtopping on a trial embankment in stabilized soil. The possible use of recycled soil is also discussed.File in questo prodotto:
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