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July 12, 2021
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Hydrodynamic Performance and Design Evolution of Wedge-Shaped Blocks for Dam Protection against Overtopping

Publicated to: Water (WATER-SUI). 13 (12): 1665- - 2021-06-01 13(12), DOI: 10.3390/w13121665

Authors:

Caballero, FJ; Toledo, MA; Moran, R; San Mauro, J
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Affiliations

ACIS Innovat Engn SL ACIS2in, Planeta Urano 13,P18 2 A, Madrid 28983, Spain - Author
Ctr Int Metodes Numer Engn CIMNE, Campus Norte UPC,Gran Capitan S-N, Barcelona 08034, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Dept Civil Engn Hydraul Energy & Environm, SERPA Dam Safety Res Grp, ETS Ingn Caminos Canales & Puertos, Prof Aranguren S-N, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Dam safety requirements have become stronger in recent years, highlighting, among other issues, the need to increase the discharge capacity of existing spillways and the protection of embankment dams against potential overtopping, which are particularly threatened by the hydrological consequences of climate change. The current economic situation requires solutions that ensure the safety of these infrastructures at an affordable cost. Wedge-shaped blocks (WSBs) are one of these solutions. A more detailed understanding of the performance of WSBs was the objective of this work and, based on this, the evolution of WSB design. An extensive empirical test program was performed, registering hydrodynamic pressures on the block faces and leakage through the joints between blocks and their air vents. A new WSB (named ACUNA) with a different design of air vents was tested in comparison to Armorwedge (TM), which was used as a reference case. Moreover, the hydraulic behavior of the WSB was analyzed according to the saturation state of the granular drainage layer. The ACUNA unit was designed with air vents in the upper part of the riser where the registered negative pressures were higher. Negative pressures were also measured at the base of the block when the granular drainage layer was not fully saturated. Finally, the beneficial effect of sealing some of the joints between blocks was quantified.
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Keywords

AcunaBeneficial effectsClimate changeConcrete blocksDam protectionDam repairDam safetyDam spillwayDesign methodDischarge capacitiesEconomic situationFlowHydraulic behaviorHydrodynamic performanceHydrodynamic pressureHydrodynamicsInitial reservoir levelNegative pressuresOvertoppingPerformance assessmentPressure distributionSafetySaturation stateSoftware testingSpillwayVentsWedge-shaped blockWsb

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Water (WATER-SUI) due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Geography, Planning and Development.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-27:

  • Google Scholar: 2
  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 3
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-27:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 11.

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 7.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 7 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/92172/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 38
  • Downloads: 8
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (CABALLERO JIMENEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been CABALLERO JIMENEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER.

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Awards linked to the item

This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, MICINN) through the projects ACUNA (grant number IPT-2011-0997-020000), DIABLO (grant number RTC-2014-2081-5) and PABLO (grant number RTC-2017-6196-5). In addition, the ACUNA project was partially financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Commission. Finally, the project InnovaDAM (grant number STARTUP RIS3-2019/L1450), awarded to ACIS2in and funded by the Regional Authority of Madrid (CAM) and partially funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Commission, served to disseminate the technology and the works carried out in the previous projects to interested public and private entities in Spain during 2020.
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