Hydrodynamic and slope stability modelling of flood protection embankments and valley dams

Gábor Nyiri, Balázs Zákányi, Péter Szűcs

Hydrodynamic and slope stability modelling of flood protection embankments and valley dams

Číslo: 3/2019
Periodikum: Acta Montanistica Slovaca

Klíčová slova: flood protection, slope stability, finite element modelling, dam seepage

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Anotace: Hydrology conditions in recent years clearly demonstrate that flood protection is a priority task for Hungarian water management,

and its importance cannot be questioned. This study examines three flood control embankments and two dams, including their subsoil
characteristics. The examinations also contain the modelling of slope stability and seepage conditions. The seepage models were created
with the Groundwater Modeling System 10 SEEP2D module, which uses the finite element method. As a part of the examination of the
seepage models, we examine the free flows and the embankments' seepage conditions. Changing the modelling parameters also affects
seepage conditions. Thus we examine the effects of the embankment’s foot width and on the total flowrate and the seepage conditions. Our
examination also includes a study about the effects of neglecting the subsoil in computations. For the slope stability examinations, both the
Groundwater Modeling System UTEXAS module and the Soilvision SVSlope module are used, and their results are compared, showing
significant differences. While the slope stability measurements were done in a dry state, we also examined the effects of pore water pressure
on the embankments’ stability. Modelling methods are useful and simple methods for the examination of seepage and slope stability of flood
control embankments and can provide great help to flood protection professionals.