C. E. Berenbrock J. R. Freckleton G. L. Guymon T. V. Hromadka II 1985 A simple two-dimensional dam-break model is developed for flood plain study purposes. Both a finite difference grid and an irregular triangle element integrated finite difference formulation are presented. The governing flow equations are approximately solved as a diffusion model coupled to the equation of continuity. Application of the model to a hypothetical dam-break study indicates that the approach can be used to predict a two-dimensional dam-break flood plain over a broad, flat plain more accurately than a one-dimensional model, especially when the flow can break-out of the main channel and then return to the channel at other downstream reaches. ?? 1985. application/pdf 10.1016/0309-1708(85)90074-0 en Elsevier A two-dimensional dam-break flood plain model article