Shallow water equations applied to dam break analysis

This work presents the shallow water equation, which takes into account variations in quantities (water height and flow speed). This equation will be used to model dam failure problems in areas where the variation in the lateral direction (y) is significant, such as in valleys or uneven terrain. Sin...

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Autores: Kurz, Gustavo Braz, Linn, Renato Vaz, Buske, Daniela, Baltazar, Leonidas Alejandro Arias, Quadros, Régis Sperotto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
Repositorio:Revista Ciência e Natura (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/90599
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufsm.br/cienciaenatura/article/view/90599
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Shallow waters
Finite elements
Dam break
Numerical methods
Mathematical modeling
Águas rasas
Elementos finitos
Rompimento de barragens
Métodos numéricos
Modelagem matemática
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Sumario:This work presents the shallow water equation, which takes into account variations in quantities (water height and flow speed). This equation will be used to model dam failure problems in areas where the variation in the lateral direction (y) is significant, such as in valleys or uneven terrain. Since this is a simplification of the Navier-Stokes equations, it is assumed that the depth variation in the vertical (z) direction is much smaller compared to the horizontal dimensions of the problem. For the numerical solution of this equation, the finite element method is used in the semi-implicit form of the general formulation of the characteristic variables. A case study will be addressed, showing validation with results from the literature.