ASABE Technical Library - Abstract

Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version.
If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, view access and subscription options

Bureau of Reclamation use of Erosion-Modeling Innovations from ARS-Stillwater

Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org

Citation:  2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting  152181276.(doi:10.13031/aim.20152181276)
Authors:   Tony L Wahl
Keywords:   Erosion, erodibility, embankments, dams, spillways, hydraulic modeling, dam breach, overtopping protection, riprap

Abstract. The Bureau of Reclamation has enjoyed a profitable partnership with the USDA’s Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit at Stillwater, Oklahoma, collaborating on and benefitting from research related to erosion of cohesive soils and headcut development affecting earthen spillways, embankment dams, and canal embankments. This paper provides an overview of our organizations’ shared interests, highlights key areas of collaboration, and illustrates beneficial applications of USDA-developed technologies to Reclamation projects. Future research needs in Reclamation and potential areas for continued collaboration are also discussed.

(Download PDF)    (Export to EndNotes)