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Dam Incidents and Failures – Cases in the Czech Republic

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering
Volume 31 (2023): Issue 1 (March 2023)
By: Stanislav Kotaška and  Jaromír Říha  
Open Access
|Apr 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2023-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1338-3973 | Journal ISSN: 1210-3896
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Language: English
Page range: 22 - 33
Published on: Apr 2, 2023
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Dam,
Inciden,
Breach,
Historical cases,
Floods
Related subjects:
Engineering,
Introductions and overviews,
Engineering, other

© 2023 Stanislav Kotaška, Jaromír Říha, published by Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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