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Dyke overtopping: effects of shape and headwater elevation

Corinna MüllerEnvironmental Engineer, formerly Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, CH-8093Zurich, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pierre-Jacques FrankPhD Student, Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, CH-8093Zurich, Switzerland Email: [email protected]View further author information
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Willi H. Hager(IAHR Honorary Member), Professor, Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, CH-8093Zurich, Switzerland Email: [email protected]View further author information
Pages 410-422 | Received 28 Aug 2015, Accepted 18 Mar 2016, Published online: 26 May 2016

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