Table 2 Breach parameters
From: Dam breach analysis of Kibimba Dam in Uganda using HEC-RAS and HEC-GeoRAS
Breach parameter | Overtopping failure | Piping failure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Froehlich 1995 | Froehlich 2008 | MLM 1984 | Froehlich 1995 | Froehlich 2008 | MLM 1984 | |
Breach bottom width (m) | 60.20 | 69.40 | 209.00 | 43.44 | 53.68 | 438.74 |
Breach side Slope (H: V) | 1.40 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 0.50 |
Breach formation time (hrs.) | 4.23 | 4.89 | 0.56 | 4.22 | 4.89 | 0.56 |
Peak discharge (m3/s) | 506.69 | - | 1935.41 | 506.69 | - | 1935.41 |