DAM BREAK MODELING WITH

HEC-RAS
National
N ti lDDam S
Safety
f t PProgram Technical
T h i l Seminar
S i No.
N 22
Emmitsburg, MD
February 18, 2015

Vince Moody, P.E.

Research Hydraulic Engineer
Hydrologic Engineering Center

US Army Corps of Engineers

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 Overview
Dam Breaching Options
Entire
E ti Model
M d l 1D
Cross Section for Reservoir Pool or Storage Area
1D R
Reservoir
i P
Pool,
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Dam, 2D Fl
Flow A
Area ddownstream
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Storage Area Pool, Hydraulic Conn, 2D Area below.
2D Pool, Hydraulic Conn,
C 2D Area downstream
Single 2D Area and Internal Hydraulic Structure for
Dam
Performing the Computations
Pertinent Output
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Inline Structure Dam Break Control

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Dam Breach Data

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Non-Linear Breach Growth

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Breach Regression Equation Calculator

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Simplified Physical Breaching

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 1D Dam Breaching Analysis
Cross Section for Pool and Downstream

Dam

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 1D Dam Breaching Analysis
Storage Area Pool and XS Downstream

Dam

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1D River Reach Pool and 2D Downstream

Dam

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1D River Reach Pool and 2D Downstream

IInline
li
Structure

Two XS
Downstream

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Animation 1D River Reach Pool and 2D
Downstream

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1D Storage Area Pool and 2D Downstream

Dam

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1D Storage Area Pool and 2D Downstream

Dam

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Animation of 1D Storage Area Pool and
2D Downstream

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2D Reservoir Pool and 2D Downstream

Dam

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2D Reservoir Pool and 2D Downstream

Dam

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Animation of 2D Reservoir Pool and 2D
Downstream

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Single 2D Flow Area with Internal Hydraulic
Structure for the Dam

Dam

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Single 2D Flow Area with Internal Hydraulic
Structure for the Dam

Dam

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 Animation of Single 2D Flow Area with
Internal Hydraulic Structure for the Dam

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Montecello Dam Breach Example

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Montecello Dam Breach Example

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Montecello Dam Breach Example

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Hydraulic Structures Inside a of a 2D Area

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Hydraulic Structure Computation Options

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Example Levee Inside of a 2D Area

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 Performing the Computations

Important
Computational
Settings

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 Pertinent Output to Review
Hydrographs at Inline Structures, SA/2D Hydraulic
Connections and Storage Areas
Connections,
Profile Plots for 1D Reaches
Flow Hydrographs at 2D Area Boundaries
Inundation Maps/Animations in RAS-Mapper
Stage Hydrograph Plots in RAS
RAS-Mapper
Mapper
Velocity Time Series in RAS-Mapper

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SA/2D Area Hydraulic Conn
Hydrograph

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1D River Reach W.S Profile Plots

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Stage Hydrographs RAS-Mapper

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Velocity Time Series RAS-Mapper

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 Instantaneous Dam/Levee Break
Equation set = Full Saint Venant
Grid Size = 2 m X 2 m (36492 cells)
Time step = 1.0 seconds
Starting
St ti Pool
P l Elev
El = 8 m (26.24
(26 24 ft)
Starting Condition = Dry downstream
Breach Time = Instantaneous
Theta = 0.8 to 1.0
Eddie Viscosity Coefficient = 0.35
Dimensions: 75 m X 2000 m
Sl
Slope = Fl
Flatt
Simulation Time Window = 30 minutes
Computational Time = 3min 7 sec

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Instantaneous Dam/Levee - Animation

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Questions?

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