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Research article
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04 Dec 2020
Research article |
| 04 Dec 2020
| 04 Dec 2020
Open check dams and large wood: head losses and release conditions
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, ETNA, 3800 Grenoble, France
Toshiyuki Horiguchi
National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, 239-8686, Kanagawa, Japan
Lise Marchal
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, ETNA, 3800 Grenoble, France
AgroParisTech, Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and
Environmental Sciences, 75231 Paris, France
Stéphane Lambert
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, ETNA, 3800 Grenoble, France
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Short summary
Open check dams are flood protection structures trapping sediment and large wood. Large wood obstructs openings of dams, thus increasing flow levels. If flow levels become higher than the dam crest, the trapped large wood may overtop the structure and be suddenly released downstream, which may also eventually obstruct downstream bridges. This paper is based on experiments on small-scale models. It shows how to compute the increase in flow level and conditions leading to sudden overtopping.
Open check dams are flood protection structures trapping sediment and large wood. Large wood...
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