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Influence of soil porosity on hydraulic properties in dike failure induced by overtopping [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCoastal dike failures can lead to severe disasters. However, the impact of soil porosity on hydraulic properties during sea-dike failure induced by overtopping has not been adequately studied. This research develops a numerical simulation method to model
Hao Wu, Kunpeng Zhao
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Hydraulic performance assessment of various submerged pile designs around an emerged dike
Water Science and EngineeringThis study aimed to devise strategies for alleviating the detrimental impacts of floods in the vicinity of a dike. Experiments were conducted in an open rectangular channel to investigate the flow dynamics under varying dike conditions.
Norio Tanaka, Sohail Iqbal
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Journal of Innate Immunity, 2020 In the 19th century poem A Leak in the Dykeby the American writer Phoebe Cary, a young Dutch boy saves his community by jamming a finger into a leaking levee, illustrating the importance of barrier integrity but also the need of supportive measures.
Arne Egesten, Heiko Herwald
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Effects of waterway regulation structures on the planktonic community in the upper Yangtze River
Ecological Indicators, 2023 To investigate the effects of the waterway regulation structures on the hydraulic characteristics, water physicochemical factors, and the planktonic community in the upper Yangtze River, this study was conducted in August and September of 2022 on two ...
Yu Wan +5 more
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Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2022 Dikes often have a long history of reinforcement, with each reinforcement adding new material resulting in a heterogeneous dike. As data on the dike internal heterogeneity is sparse, it is generally overlooked in the stability assessment of dikes.
Teun vanWoerkom +3 more
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Nanggulan formation as a roof pendant at the central part of Kulon Progo Mountains, Yogyakarta, Indonesia [PDF]
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2022 The Nanggulan Formation sediments form a weakly undulating hill and range in age from the Middle Eocene to the Late Oligocene. In Samigaluh and Sermo areas, a series of sedimentary rocks with small dimensions resembling fragments and forming a steep ...
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Insights: The UKSG Journal, 2023 Indigenous or traditional knowledge (IK) holders face a lack of respect and appreciation for such knowledge. Respect for culture means following protocols, accepting diversity and recognizing indigenous cultures as living and continuously evolving.
Adetoun A. Oyelude
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«La última juerga», de José Ángel Mañas
Castilla: Estudios de Literatura, 2020 Reseña del libro La última juerga (Sevilla, Algaida Editores, 2019), de José Ángel Mañas.
Matteo Lobina
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Numerical Simulation of the effect of L-shaped spur dike wing length on scouring at a 90 ° bend. [PDF]
Journal of Hydraulic Structures, 2022 Spur dike is one of the common structures in organizing and controlling erosion on the river bank. On the other hand, the placement of the spur dike in the bended part of the river, while removing strong currents from the shore and directing the flow to ...
Mousa Rasaei
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Sensitivity analysis of erosion on the landward slope of an earthen flood defense located in southern France submitted to wave overtopping [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2023 The study aims to provide a complete analysis framework applied to an earthen dike located in Camargue, France. This dike is regularly submitted to erosion on the landward slope that needs to be repaired.
C. Houdard +6 more
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