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Levee Failure Analysis

Levee Failure Analysis is a systematic methodological framework within riverine flood management that identifies and evaluates the mechanisms, probabilities, and consequences of structural breaches in levee systems under hydrological stress, distinguishing it from general flood risk assessment by focusing specifically on the failure modes and performance limits of engineered embankments.

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2.1K

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192

Authors

105

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2017–2026

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Trends in large-deformation analysis of landslide mass movements with particular emphasis on the material point method

Kenichi Soga, Alba Yerro, Krishna Kumar et al. · Géotechnique · 2015 · 554 citations · Full text

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Can Protracted Drought Undermine the Structural Integrity of California’s Earthen Levees?

Farshid Vahedifard, Joe D. Robinson, Amir AghaKouchak · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · 2016 · 82 citations

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Experimental and MPM modelling of widened levee failure under the combined effect of heavy rainfall and high riverine water levels

Yanhao Zheng, Jinhui Li, Jinhui Li · Computers and Geotechnics · 2025 · 72 citations

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Towards an International Levee Performance Database (ILPD) and Its Use for Macro-Scale Analysis of Levee Breaches and Failures

Myron van Damme, Sebastiaan N. Jonkman · Water · 2019 · 64 citations · Full text

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New Orleans Levee System Performance during Hurricane Katrina: London Avenue and Orleans Canal South

Javier Ubilla, Tarek Abdoun, Inthuorn Sasanakul et al. · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · 2008 · 51 citations

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Authors

192

  1. RG
    Robert G. Bea

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    4 publications · 120 citations

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  2. RS
    Rune Storesund

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    4 publications · 120 citations

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  3. JD
    J. David Rogers

    Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States

    4 publications · 120 citations

    4

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  4. JM
    Juan M. Pestana

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    3 publications · 108 citations

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  5. SC
    Stefania Camici

    Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Italy

    3 publications · 51 citations

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Institutions

105

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    6 h-index

    55 publications

    1.9K citations

  2. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

    Vicksburg, United States

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    554 citations

  3. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    67 citations

  4. United States Army Corps of Engineers

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    184 citations

  5. Hohai University

    Nanjing, China

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    130 citations

  6. Irvine University

    Cerritos, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    303 citations

  7. Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection

    Perugia, Italy

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    153 citations

  8. Mississippi State University

    Starkville, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    351 citations

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  2. Water

    4 publications · 134 citations

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  3. Géotechnique

    3 publications · 613 citations

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  4. Water Resources Research

    3 publications · 135 citations

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  5. Journal of Flood Risk Management

    3 publications · 61 citations

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