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This paper presents results of an experimental study of waves generated by partial break of two model dams. The previously proposed calculation methods are extended and compared with the experimental data obtained. It is shown that the wave propagation speed in the tailwater is significantly influenced by the energy losses due to flow through the breach.
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Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 61–69, September–October, 2008
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Bukreev, V.I., Degtyarev, V.V. & Chebotnikov, A.V. Experimental verification of methods for calculating partial dam-break waves. J Appl Mech Tech Phy 49, 754–761 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10808-008-0094-3
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