Investigation of wave characteristics generated by mass landslides and the effect of their arrangement on wave features in a reservoir
Document Type : Research Paper
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
Abstract
This study experimentally investigates how specific factors, such as the arrangement of concrete cylinders, ramp angle, and the presence or absence of a downstream barrier, influence shock wave characteristics to improve risk prediction accuracy. To do this, three models were considered: two sequential, distant pairs of cylinders (Model 1); two sequential, adjacent pairs of cylinders (Model 2); and four sequential, separate cylinders (Model 3). The concrete cylinders were released into the tank in different models and at three different slopes, either with a downstream barrier or without. The results showed that, when using a downstream barrier, the maximum wave height in models 1, 2, and 3 decreased by 14.5%, 10.5%, and 8.63%, respectively, at three different angles. Comparing results for a particular angle revealed that waves generated by model 3 had higher values in wave height, length, and amplitude among all models. Additionally, the maximum water level fluctuations in Model 3 were 10.1% and 5.4% higher than those in Models 2 and 1, respectively. Increasing the ramp angle in Model 3 raised the wave height by 14.4%.
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