Dam break

"With a relatively high stored volume and relatively high depths, a dam break problem is a catastrophic event that evolves shortly and rapidly, causing uncontrollable large floods downstream. " (Gomes te al. 2024)

Sources

Gomes, M. N., Castro, M. de A. R. A., Silva, P. G. C. da, Giacomoni, M. H., & Mendiondo, E. M. (2024). Increasing flood awareness through dam-break serious games. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 108, 104543. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJDRR.2024.104543