<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The frequent occurrence of floods recently has motivated discussions by experts on reviewing the safety of flood protection structures. The simulation of flood discharges belongs among transient flow tasks. Due to the randomness of the phenomenon, as well as the often unknown geological composition of the environment in which the flooding occurs, this question has become very complicated. The finite element method (FEM) is one of the methods for reviewing risk factors endangering the stability of hydraulic structures. In this article the application of FEM is mentioned in assessing the stability of the subsoil of the Borša polder in Slovakia.</p></abstract>

The frequent occurrence of floods recently has motivated discussions by experts on reviewing the safety of flood protection structures. The simulation of flood discharges belongs among transient flow tasks. Due to the randomness of the phenomenon, as well as the often unknown geological composition of the environment in which the flooding occurs, this question has become very complicated. The finite element method (FEM) is one of the methods for reviewing risk factors endangering the stability of hydraulic structures. In this article the application of FEM is mentioned in assessing the stability of the subsoil of the Borša polder in Slovakia.

Can Material Pits in the Vicinity of a Polder Threaten its Safety?

Department of Geotechnics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 11, 813 68 Bratislava, Slovakia

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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The frequent occurrence of floods recently has motivated discussions by experts on reviewing the safety of flood protection structures. The simulation of flood...

Can Material Pits in the Vicinity of a Polder Threaten its Safety?

Publicado en línea: 08 oct 2013

Páginas: 11 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2013-0012

Palabras clave
Flood, polder, subsoil, uplift, filtration velocity, safety, finite element method

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Can Material Pits in the Vicinity of a Polder Threaten its Safety?

Publicado en línea: 08 oct 2013

Páginas: 11 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2013-0012

Palabras claveFlood, polder, subsoil, uplift, filtration velocity, safety, finite element method

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
Flood, polder, subsoil, uplift, filtration velocity, safety, finite element method