Hawaii Technical Dam Break Studies: Hydraulic Studies and Dam Break Scenarios

摘要

In the aftermath of the numerous severe storm events and the Kaloko Dam failure inFebruary and March of 2006, Federal emergency appropriations were made. As oneaspect of the Federal assistance, the Hawai'iWater Systems Technical Studies Program,Dam Break Analyses was created to help the State of Hawai'I Department of Land andNatural Resources (DLNR) Dam Safety Office conduct dam break studies. This paperfocuses on the hydraulic modeling and dam failure aspects of the studies conducted forDLNR.