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Levee Failure Modes

Levee Failure Modes is a theoretical framework in civil and geotechnical engineering that categorizes the distinct mechanisms by which levee systems compromise structural integrity and flood防御 functionality under hydraulic, geomechanical, or environmental stressors.

56

Publications

1.7K

Citations

189

Authors

109

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

18

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Publications

56

Overview of New Orleans Levee Failures: Lessons Learned and Their Impact on National Levee Design and Assessment

G. L. Sills, Noah Vroman, Ronald E. Wahl et al. · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · 2008 · 158 citations

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Determination of Critical Head in Soil Piping

C. S. P. Ojha, Vijay P. Singh, Donald Dean Adrian · Journal of Hydraulic Engineering · 2003 · 110 citations · Full text

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Evidence of an emerging levee failure mechanism causing disastrous floods in <scp>I</scp>taly

Stefano Orlandini, Giovanni Moretti, J. D. Albertson · Water Resources Research · 2015 · 110 citations · Full text

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Observations on the process of backward erosion piping in small-, medium- and full-scale experiments

Vera van Beek, Han Knoeff, Hans Sellmeijer · European Journal of Environmental and Civil engineering · 2011 · 88 citations

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Weakening mechanisms imposed on California’s levees under multiyear extreme drought

Joe D. Robinson, Farshid Vahedifard · Climatic Change · 2016 · 83 citations

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Authors

189

  1. MK
    M. Keith Sharp

    University of Louisville, United States

    3 publications · 88 citations

    3

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  2. RG
    Robert G. Bea

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    3 publications · 84 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. SS
    Scott Steedman

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

    2

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  4. IS
    Inthuorn Sasanakul

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

    2

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  5. FC
    Francesca Ceccato

    University of Padua, Italy

    2 publications · 29 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

109

  1. United States Army Corps of Engineers

    Washington, United States

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    1K citations

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

    Vicksburg, United States

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    5 h-index

    41 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. Hohai University

    Nanjing, China

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    130 citations

  5. Deltares

    Delft, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    513 citations

  6. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    391 citations

  7. Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates

    Baton Rouge, United States

    2 h-index

    36 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Cooley (United States)

    Palo Alto, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

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Venues

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  2. Water Resources Research

    4 publications · 245 citations

    4

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  3. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS

    3 publications · 42 citations

    3

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  4. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

    2 publications · 46 citations

    2

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  5. Water

    2 publications · 45 citations

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