Sediment traps with guiding channel and hybrid check dams improve controlled sediment retention

Sediment traps with partially open check dams are crucial elements for flood protection in alpine regions. The trapping of sediment is necessary when intense sediment transport occurs during floods that may endanger urban areas at downstream river reaches. In turn, the unwanted permanent trapping...

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Main Authors: S. Schwindt, M. J. Franca, A. Reffo, A. J. Schleiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/18/647/2018/nhess-18-647-2018.pdf