This text presents an up-to-date review on dam-break problems, along with the main theoretical background and the practical aspects involved in dam failures, design of flood defense structures, prevention measures and the environmental social, economic and forensic aspects related to the topic.

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Daniele DE WRACHIEN, is Director of the Institute of Agricultural Hydraulics at the State University of Milan, Italy and a Full Professor of Irrigation and Drainage there. During his tenure as President, he established links of close cooperation between that Society and numerous like-minded international organizations, among which it is worth mentioning ICID (International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage). Professor De Wrachien is the author of more than 150 publications in all areas of soil and water phenomena, such as irrigation, draining, flow and transport processes, crop water requirements, water resources use and management, soil erosion and conservation, using both advanced laboratory and field observation techniques and mathematical simulation models. His research is now focused mainly on complex spatial patterns of the environment, with attention given to the spatial variability of hydrological characteristics. Stefano MAMBRETTI is an Associate Professor in the Hydraulics section of the Department of Hydraulic, Environmental, Infrastructure, & Surveying Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, where his research focuses on fluid mechanics and fluid-structure interactions and river hydraulics and hydraulic risk management. He is the co-author of numerous conference papers and research articles in his field.

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