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Flood propagationFlood propagationThe isolated building test caseThe isolated building test case
Université catholique de Louvain
Sandra Soares Frazão and Yves Zech
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The isolated building test The isolated building test casecase
• Experimental set-up– plane view
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The isolated building test The isolated building test casecase
• Experimental set-up– cross section in channel and reservoir
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The isolated building test The isolated building test casecase
• Experimental set-up– cross section at dam location
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The isolated building test The isolated building test casecase
• Experimental set-up– Location of the gauges
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The isolated building test The isolated building test casecase
• Physical characteristics– Manning friction coefficient : 0.01 s m-1/3
– Dam and building are impermeable– Upstream boundary condition : wall– Downstream boundary condition :
no influence during test duration
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The isolated building test The isolated building test casecase
• Preliminary experiments
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The isolated building test The isolated building test casecase
• Preliminary experiments
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The isolated building test The isolated building test casecase
• Preliminary experiments
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The isolated building test The isolated building test casecase
• Existing measurements– Water level at gauging points
• Foreseen measurements– Velocity at gauging points– Surface-velocity by digital imaging– Pressure forces against building
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The isolated building test The isolated building test casecase
• Expected results– Water level and velocity at gauging
points– Snapshot of the flow
• water surface• velocity field• t = 1 s
5 s 10 s 20 s
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