Risk-informed levee erosion countermeasure site selection and design in the Sacramento area part 1: Soil sampling, testing, and data processing
US Army Corps of Engineers
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Abstract
USACE partnered with the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, United States Geological Survey, and Texas A&M University to evaluate the erodibility of the river banks and levees to inform probabilistic numerical simulations using the Bank Stability and Toe Erosion Model (BSTEM). This paper discusses the measurement of the intrinsic erosion and geotechnical properties of the soil for improved BSTEM results and is the first of two parts. Sampling and testing were conducted at select sites to obtain the soil stratigraphy and collect samples for estimation of engineering properties. Soil erodibility was measured using the Erosion Function Apparatus test, the Borehole Erosion Test, the Pocket Erodometer Test, and the mini-Jet Erosion Test. Critical evaluation of previously existing datasets and the collection of these new datasets helped to provide better definition of the range in erosion parameters for improved probabilistic erosion estimates using BSTEM for risk-informed levee erosion countermeasure site selection and design.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Risk-informed levee erosion countermeasure site selection and design in the Sacramento area part 1: Soil sampling, testing, and data processing |
| Year Published | 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ASCE |
| Contributing office(s) | California Water Science Center |
| Description | 11 p. |
| Conference Title | 10th International Conference on Scour and Erosion (ICSE-10) |
| Conference Date | October 18-20, 2021 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| City | Sacramento |
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