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: <math>f_m</math> = Material factor, set to 1.3 (average for sand and clay levees).
: <math>f_m</math> = Material factor, set to 1.3 (average for sand and clay levees).
: <math>g</math> = Acceleration factor of [[Gravity (Water Overlay)|GRAVITY]], defined for the Water Overlay.
: <math>g</math> = Acceleration factor of [[Gravity (Water Overlay)|GRAVITY]], defined for the Water Overlay.
* <math>cs_{b}</math> = The critical [[Breach speed (Water Overlay)|BREACH_SPEED]] of the breach.
* <math>cs_{b}</math> = The critical [[Breach speed (Water Overlay)|BREACH_SPEED]] of the breach (e.g. 0.2 for sand and 0.5 for clay).
* <math>\Delta W_{b,t}</math> = The calculated width increase of the breach at time t.
* <math>\Delta W_{b,t}</math> = The calculated width increase of the breach at time t.
* <math>\Delta t</math> = Computational timestep.
* <math>\Delta t</math> = Computational timestep.

Revision as of 13:11, 7 May 2021

Water can flow through breaches into levee protected areas. These breaches often start small and grow over time[1].

The water flowing through breaches can originate from an external area outside the project area or an input area within the project area.

First, the difference in height of the water on either side of the breach is calculated.

Using the height difference, the breach width increase is calculated.

The current breach width is then equal to the last calculated breach width, plus the calculated breach width increment.

Where:

= The BREACH_WIDTH of the breach.
= The BREACH_HEIGHT of the breach at time t.
= The calculated breach width, initially equal to Wb.
= water level at breach at time t.
= water level at entry area (external or internal) at time t.
= The difference between the height of the water columns on either side of the breach at time t.
= Material factor, set to 1.3 (average for sand and clay levees).
= Acceleration factor of GRAVITY, defined for the Water Overlay.
  • = The critical BREACH_SPEED of the breach (e.g. 0.2 for sand and 0.5 for clay).
  • = The calculated width increase of the breach at time t.
  • = Computational timestep.

Notes

See also

For an example of the breach growth, take a look at the Demo Breach Project available in all domains.

Related

The following topics are related to this formula.

Features
Breach
Formulas
Breach flow formula
Models
Surface model

References

  1. Verheij, H.J. ∙ Aanpassen van het bresgroeimodel in HIS-OM: Bureaustudie ∙ found at: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:aedc8109-da43-4a03-90c3-44f706037774 ∙ (last visited 2019-03-08)