A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Protecting Road Embankments from Overtopping Flow
Research was conducted to evaluate various embankment protection techniques suitable for frequently flooded embankments and recommend the best solutions for a variety of flow conditions. Bituminous pavement, open-cell articulated concrete block, and riprap were three protection options considered. The prototype installations were placed on three different sections of highways. Major flooding was anticipated at these locations in the spring of 2011, so flow depth recorders were installed prior to the flood arrival. Velocity measurements over the embankments were taken manually during the overtopping event. The depth data was used to calculate flow velocities over the embankment using a broad crested weir relationship to calculate flow and a modified Manning's equation to calculate velocity. This research suggests the most cost-effective, low maintenance embankment protection methods are open-cell articulated concrete block and riprap, depending on the anticipated velocities. The highway can be re-opened to traffic as soon as the flood waters recede.
Protecting Road Embankments from Overtopping Flow
Research was conducted to evaluate various embankment protection techniques suitable for frequently flooded embankments and recommend the best solutions for a variety of flow conditions. Bituminous pavement, open-cell articulated concrete block, and riprap were three protection options considered. The prototype installations were placed on three different sections of highways. Major flooding was anticipated at these locations in the spring of 2011, so flow depth recorders were installed prior to the flood arrival. Velocity measurements over the embankments were taken manually during the overtopping event. The depth data was used to calculate flow velocities over the embankment using a broad crested weir relationship to calculate flow and a modified Manning's equation to calculate velocity. This research suggests the most cost-effective, low maintenance embankment protection methods are open-cell articulated concrete block and riprap, depending on the anticipated velocities. The highway can be re-opened to traffic as soon as the flood waters recede.
Protecting Road Embankments from Overtopping Flow
Anderson, J. T. (author) / Lim, Y. H. (author)
World Environmental And Water Resources Congress 2012 ; 2012 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
2012-05-17
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Protecting Road Embankments from Overtopping Flow
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2012
A Review of Methods for Protecting Highway Embankments from Overtopping Flow
| Springer Verlag | 2023
Overtopping of Grassed Embankments
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
Overtopping Breaching of Noncohesive Homogeneous Embankments
| British Library Online Contents | 2002
Overtopping Breaching of Noncohesive Homogeneous Embankments
| Online Contents | 2002