Publication detail

Seepage Problems at Areas Protected against Floods

JULÍNEK, T. ŘÍHA, J.

Original Title

Seepage Problems at Areas Protected against Floods

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

The underground elements of flood protection structures such as levees or floodwalls may represent significant interventions into the groundwater regime if not treated. Seepage progressing during a flood from a river to an adjacent aquifer can endanger flood protection elements and may result in the internal erosion of the soils of the foundation. The increased piezometric head and water pressures at the area protected against flooding can harm the subsurface parts of buildings such as cellars, underground garages and also sewer mains. The paper deals with groundwater flow issues related to the flood protection of urban areas. Hydraulic modelling and risk mapping techniques used for the assessment of the impact of groundwater on flood protection facilities and on structures in protected areas are applied. Additionally, the effect of subsurface parts of floodwalls and levees on the groundwater regime in adjacent areas is discussed.

Keywords

Seepage, groundwater, reliability, limit state

Authors

JULÍNEK, T.; ŘÍHA, J.

RIV year

2015

Released

8. 9. 2015

Publisher

Litera Brno

Location

Brno, CZ

ISBN

978-80-214-5230-5

Book

14th Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering 2015 (WMHE)

Edition number

1

ISBN

2410-5910

Periodical

WATER MANAGEMENT AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING

Year of study

2015

Number

1

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

20

Pages to

32

Pages count

13

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT116809,
  author="Tomáš {Julínek} and Jaromír {Říha}",
  title="Seepage Problems at Areas Protected against Floods",
  booktitle="14th Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering 2015 (WMHE)",
  year="2015",
  journal="WATER MANAGEMENT AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING",
  volume="2015",
  number="1",
  pages="20--32",
  publisher="Litera Brno",
  address="Brno, CZ",
  isbn="978-80-214-5230-5",
  issn="2410-5910"
}