Numerical Modeling of Breach Erosion of River Embankments

The process of breach erosion of river embankments depends on the interaction among flow, sediment transport, and the corresponding morphological changes. Levees often consist of noncohesive material with a wide range of grain sizes. The dam material is mainly eroded due to the transport capacity of the overtopping water. Both bed load and suspended load are of importance. For breach formation, the lateral erosion due to slope instabilities has a significant impact. A depth averaged, two-dimensional numerical model was developed to account for these processes. The sensitivity of the discharge through the breach related to different processes and material parameters was investigated and compared to experimental and field data. The results show that the most sensitive parameter of an erosion-based dike-breach simulation is the breach side-slope angle which determines the lateral erosion. The application of the described Model 2dMb to different embankment failures at the Elbe River illustrates its capability in simulating overtopping breaching.

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