Laboratory Experiments on Breaching Characteristics of Natural Dams on Sloping Beds

Figure 8

Longitudinal profiles of the dam during failure process for different channel bed slopes at different times. (a) Bed slope of 1°. (b) Bed slope of 2°. (c) Bed slope of 3°. (d) Bed slope of 7°. (e) Bed slope of 9°. (f) Bed slope of 11°. (g) Bed slope of 13°.

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