Hydraulics of Levee Overtopping

Wave overtopping on levees is one of the important issues in coastal engineering. This book provides a summary of new understandings on overtopping hydraulics under negative free board.

List of contents

Introduction, Surge overflow, Wave overtopping and combination, Three strengthening systems, Full-scale physical model testing of levee overtopping, Testing of erosion function apparatus, Hydraulic parameters of combined wave and surge overtopping, Turbulent analysis, Hydraulic erosion on landward-side slope of levees and conceptual model of soil loss from levee surface, Numerical study of combined wave overtopping and storm surge overflow of strengthened levee, Numerical study of turbulence overtopping and erosion.

About the author

Lin Li, Farshad Amini, Yi Pan, Saiyu Yuan, Bora Cetin

Summary

Wave overtopping on levees is one of the important issues in coastal engineering. This book provides a summary of new understandings on overtopping hydraulics under negative free board.

Product details

• Authors: Farshad Amini, Bora Cetin, Lin Li, Lin (Shanghai University Li, Lin (Tennessee State University Li, Lin Amini Li, Yi Pan, Pan Yi, Saiyu Yuan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780367535070
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53507-0
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: IAHR Monographs
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, SCIENCE / Mechanics / Fluids, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, Mechanics of fluids, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Engineering: Mechanics of fluids