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Wave overtopping is the time-averaged amount of water that is discharged per linear metre by waves over a structure such as a breakwater, revetment or...

failure, but caused nearly the entire volume of the reservoir to be displaced and overtop the dam) Poor maintenance, especially of outlet pipes (Lawn Lake...

performed on the levee to find out the velocity vectors in the overtopping water and the generated scour when the overtopping water impinges the levee...

succession is the secondary ecological succession of a plant's life. As opposed to the first, primary succession, secondary succession is a process started by...

Tanzania, and Uganda. In 2007, the Community expanded to include Burundi and Rwanda. In 2008, to take into account this expansion of membership the Community...

filled overtop; "We'll all be rooned," said Hanrahan, "If this rain doesn't stop." And stop it did, in God's good time; And spring came in to fold A mantle...

cypress. The main purpose of the trunk is to raise the leaves above the ground, enabling the tree to overtop other plants and outcompete them for light...

must be calculated in advance of building to ensure that its break level threshold is not exceeded. Overtopping or overflow of an embankment dam beyond...

loop. The train passes through a zero-g roll and a pair of banked turns overtop the Supersplash water coaster attraction before entering the second launch...

laid. Within this framework, a Catholic church hierarchy was established, overtop of the local Eastern Orthodox and Syriac Orthodox authorities, who retained...

service spillway. A "fuse plug spillway" is a low embankment designed to be overtopped and washed away in the event of a large flood. The elements of a fuse...

absolute protection against overtopping or failure in extreme events. Levees and floodwalls should be viewed as a way to reduce risks from hurricanes...

become the Mississippi's main channel if flood-control structures are overtopped or heavily damaged during a severe flood. Failure of the Old River Control...

a discharge great enough to fill the channel and overtop the banks. The descriptive terms left bank and right bank refer to the perspective of an observer...

This portion features layered acoustic guitar with some spacey effects overtop. Part Two (2:53) Part two features an electric guitar and percussion which...

and channels to redirect the water from an incoming tsunami. However, their effectiveness has been questioned, as tsunamis often overtop the barriers...

in the ocean territory of the Federated States of Micronesia. According to the GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names the depression's depth is 10...

so that the liquid goes overtop the maximum fill line. This starts the Pythagorean siphon process, as the mixture begins to pour through the central...

cases, the water overtops or breaks levees, resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries. Flooding may also occur due to an accumulation...

last observation time, ground subsidence, etc., to avert liability should an engineering work be overtopped. Special care is needed when assessing the size...