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Quantification of Groundwater Hazards Related to Fluvial Floods via Groundwater Flow Modelling: A Review

Říha, Jaromír; Julínek, Tomáš; Duchan, David

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Flood-related issues include the impact of groundwater on flood protection measures and other subsurface structures in a protected area. At the same time, subsurface elements of flood protection structures may significantly influence the natural groundwater regime and affect existing structures during non-flood periods. The paper provides an overview of hazardous factors linked to groundwater and specifies variables for the quantification of related hazards. Appropriate hydraulic groundwater flow models are presented and discussed, and their suitability for the modelling of individual typical problems and for hazard quantification is specified. The use of models and the application of CAD and GIS tools for data pre- and post-processing is mentioned in brief and demonstrated on examples of typical practical situations.

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Ci a ion: ˇ Ríha, J.; Julínek, T.; Duchan, D. Quan i ica ion o G oundwa e Haza ds Rela ed o Flu ial Floods ia G oundwa e Flow Modelling: A Re iew. Wa e 2023,15, 1145. h ps://doi.o g/10.3390/ w15061145 Academic Edi o : Ryan Bailey Recei ed: 17 Feb ua y 2023 Re ised: 7 Ma ch 2023 Accep ed: 11 Ma ch 2023 Published: 15 Ma ch 2023 Copy igh : © 2023 by he au ho s. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Swi ze land. This a icle is an open access a icle dis ibu ed unde he e ms and condi ions o he C ea i e Commons A ibu ion (CC BY) license (h ps:// c ea i ecommons.o g/licenses/by/ 4.0/). wa e Re iew Quan i ica ion o G oundwa e Haza ds Rela ed o Flu ial Floods ia G oundwa e Flow Modelling: A Re iew Ja omí ˇ Ríha , Tomáš Julínek * and Da id Duchan Ins i u e o Wa e S uc u es, Facul y o Ci il Enginee ing, B no Uni e si y o Technology, 602 00 B no, Czech Republic *Co espondence: julinek. @ u b .cz Abs ac : Flood- ela ed issues include he impac o g oundwa e on lood p o ec ion measu es and o he subsu ace s uc u es in a p o ec ed a ea. A he same ime, subsu ace elemen s o lood p o ec ion s uc u es may signi ican ly in luence he na u al g oundwa e egime and a ec exis ing s uc u es du ing non- lood pe iods. The pape p o ides an o e iew o haza dous ac o s linked o g oundwa e and speci ies a iables o he quan i ica ion o ela ed haza ds. App op ia e hyd aulic g oundwa e low models a e p esen ed and discussed, and hei sui abili y o he modelling o indi idual ypical p oblems and o haza d quan i ica ion is speci ied. The use o models and he applica ion o CAD and GIS ools o da a p e- and pos -p ocessing is men ioned in b ie and demons a ed on examples o ypical p ac ical si ua ions. Keywo ds: modelling; g oundwa e ; lood p o ec ion; g oundwa e looding; g oundwa e haza ds 1. In oduc ion Inc eased wa e s ages du ing lood e en s can signi ican ly a ec he egime o g oundwa e low in aqui e s adjacen o i e s. The ise o he wa e le el in a wa e cou se du ing a lood esul s in empo a y in il a ion along he banks o he i e and seepage p opaga ion in o he aqui e in he opposi e di ec ion o ha o no mal low. The piezome - ic le el ises and may cause wha has been e med a “g oundwa e lood” [ 1 , 2 ], which may endange bo h lood p o ec ion elemen s and subsu ace pa s o s uc u es in p o ec ed u banized a eas [ 3 – 5 ]. This e ec may esul in he wa e logging o e ain behind lood p o ec ion ba ie s [6–8]. Du ing he las decades, se e al ex eme loods ook place in Cen al Eu ope. In Ma ch and Ap il o 2006, loods occu ed due o long- e m p ecipi a ion combined wi h snow mel ing. In July 1997, Augus 2002, and June 2013, loods ook place as a esul o pe sis en ain all in la ge a eas [ 9 , 10 ]. Du ing hese e en s, g oundwa e looding happened a mos o he a ec ed locali ies p o ec ed by he lood p o ec ion sys ems. Fo example, in he illage o T oubky, a signi ican di e ence be ween he wa e le el in he i e and he e ain behind he FPM caused wa e logging o he en i e illage a ea. On he con a y, pe manen wa e logging occu ed in P ague-Zb asla due o he cons uc ion o he FPM wi h deep subsu ace pa s ha blocked he na u al d ainage o he Vl a a Ri e . In he case o he cons uc ion o lood con ol wo ks, hei subsu ace pa s may also a ec he na u al g oundwa e egime du ing non- lood pe iods, du ing which g oundwa- e mo es om highe loca ions owa ds s eams which d ain adjacen aqui e s [ 11 ]. He e, main aining ee communica ion be ween he i e and aqui e is essen ial o , in e alia, main aining base low in s eams [ 12 – 14 ]. The e o e, seepage ba ie s such as cu -o walls and g ou cu ains should be designed o be pa ially pene able. Fac o s such as geological composi ion (including an h opogenic laye s), he his o ical de elopmen o owns in lood plains, i e egula ion (including lood p o ec ion s uc- u es), quay walls, he d ainage o g oundwa e in o sewe age, e c., ha e o be aken in o Wa e 2023,15, 1145. h ps://doi.o g/10.3390/w15061145 h ps://www.mdpi.com/jou nal/wa e Wa e 2023,15, 1145 2 o 23 accoun when assessing g oundwa e e ec s and ela ed haza ds. P ac ically all o he men ioned ac o s may be implemen ed in o powe ul g oundwa e low models. Cu en ma hema ical modelling me hods [ 15 ] and exis ing so wa e enable use s o assess he impac o lood p o ec ion measu es and hei subsu ace elemen s on he ounda ions o lood p o ec ion s uc u es and buildings in p o ec ed a eas unde a na u al egime, as well as du ing lood e en s. Hyd aulic calcula ions allow he e alua ion and quan i ica ion o lood haza ds and hei ep esen a ion using powe ul compu e g aphics so wa es. When e alua ing he isks associa ed wi h g oundwa e e ec s, he ulne abili y o a ec ed s uc u es mus be aken in o accoun and compa ed wi h co esponding haza ds. The po en ial damages and losses mus be es ima ed as well. Al hough g oundwa e looding usually does no esul in losses o human li e o heal h, i may cause signi ican ma e ial losses. Finally, he p obabili y o inciden mus be inco po a ed in o he isk analysis. The p ope design o subsu ace pa s o lood p o ec ion ba ie s may signi ican ly educe g oundwa e induced haza d and isk. The a e o seepage p opaga ion depends on aqui e pa ame e s such as s o a i i y, ansmissi i y, po osi y, sa u a ion o he soil, e c., which should be de e mined by in e se modelling echniques [ 16 – 19 ]. The “calib a ion p ocess” depends on simula ion condi ions (s eady-s a e o ansien ) and he aqui e ype (con ined o uncon ined). Nume ous app oaches ha e been applied, such as pa icle swa m op imiza ion [ 20 ], gene ic algo i hms o di e en ial e olu ion [17], nonlinea eg ession [21], o clonal selec ion algo i hms [22]. Fo he in e p e a ion o inpu da a and modelling esul s, mapping echniques based on GIS ools, applica ions, and da abases on wa e esou ces (including g oundwa e issues) ha e been applied [ 23 ]. E en i emo e-sensing and GIS echniques ha e expe ienced apid de elopmen in ecen decades [ 24 – 28 ], hei applica ions o de ailed analysis in he a eas behind lood p o ec ion measu es a e e y limi ed. Iden ical ools a e also a ailable o web-based solu ions o g oundwa e low, and he analysis o g oundwa e sou ces and pollu ion isk [ 23 , 29 – 31 ]. Cloud-based decision suppo sys ems ha e been p esen ed by Jones e al. [ 32 ] based on ecen and his o ic wa e da a, including in e ac i e mapping capabili ies. A nume ical model o g oundwa e low and he anspo o ma e comple ely in eg a ed in a web en i onmen was desc ibed by Glass e al. [33]. Unlike lu ial i e looding and su ace wa e looding, g oundwa e lood isk maps a e no commonly a ailable o he public. G oundwa e isk mapping amewo ks a e howe e p esen ed, e.g., by Collins e al. [ 34 ] o Me chán-Ri e a [ 35 ]. Haza d maps o upli due o ising g oundwa e du ing loods ha e been p esen ed by Julínek e al. [36]. Mos o he a ailable s udies deal wi h pa icula g oundwa e - ela ed issues, such as g oundwa e looding [ 1 , 37 ] o combined modelling in ol ing lu ial looding in e ac ion wi h g oundwa e low [ 34 , 38 – 42 ], haza ds in ka s ic lowlands [ 43 ], and o he s, while he e is a lack o mo e comp ehensi e summa ies o g oundwa e e ec s in ela ion o loods and lood p o ec ion measu es (FPM). This pape p o ides a lis o haza dous ac o s ela ed o he g oundwa e egime du ing lood e en s, speci ies a iables o haza d quan i ica ion, and p oposes app op ia e modelling echniques. Indi idual ypical cases a e demons a ed o locali ies in he Czech Republic based on abou 50 case s udies ca ied ou in he egion. The au ho s hus con ibu e o he isk analysis o g oundwa e ela ed issues du ing he lood and no- lood pe iods, p o iding classi ica ion and quan i ica ion me hods o haza d de e mina ion. The link be ween g oundwa e low modelling and ela ed haza ds is de e mined as well. 2. Me hods 2.1. Ra ionale The g oundwa e p oblems ela ed o lu ial loods and lood p o ec ion measu es a e qui e complex. In Figu e 1, a diag am o g oundwa e low du ing a lu ial ( i e ) lood is shown o a si ua ion wi hou (A) and wi h (B) lood p o ec ion measu es such as le ees o loodwalls. I can be seen ha in he case o no FPM wi h wa e inunda ion, he po e p essu e in he aqui e is compensa ed by he weigh o o e banked lood wa e . A e Wa e 2023,15, 1145 3 o 23 ins alling FPM, he p essu e in he aqui e ha usually ac s on he bed o he ela i ely impe ious opsoil laye may exceed i s weigh , which may cause upli ailu e o he opsoil behind he lood p o ec ion a angemen s [ 36 ]. Such an impac can esul in a haza d bo h o p o ec i e elemen s and o he subsu ace pa s o s uc u es (e.g., cella s, subsu ace ga ages, e c.) in he p o ec ed e i o y. The h ea is posed by he ise o he piezome ic head in he aqui e , by he wa e p essu e on he unde g ound pa s o ci il s uc u es, and by he seepage below he FPM, which ia inc eased hyd aulic g adien s, may cause in e nal e osion o he soil close o he ounda ions o lood p o ec ion s uc u es [ 44 ]. Seepage in o he p o ec ed a ea is also un a ou able du ing a lood; i inc eases he amoun o “inne wa e ” ha mus be pumped back in o he s eam (g oundwa e looding). When dealing wi h haza ds ela ed o g oundwa e e ec s du ing he loods, in con ex wi h clima e changes, one mus conside an expec ed highe in ensi y o lu ial loods, i.e., highe peak discha ges and lood du a ions [45]. Wa e 2023, 15, x FOR PEER REVIEW 3 o 25 le ees o loodwalls. I can be seen ha in he case o no FPM wi h wa e inunda ion, he po e p essu e in he aqui e is compensa ed by he weigh o o e banked lood wa e . A e ins alling FPM, he p essu e in he aqui e ha usually ac s on he bed o he ela- i ely impe ious opsoil laye may exceed i s weigh , which may cause upli ailu e o he opsoil behind he lood p o ec ion a angemen s [36]. Such an impac can esul in a haza d bo h o p o ec i e elemen s and o he subsu ace pa s o s uc u es (e.g., cella s, subsu ace ga ages, e c.) in he p o ec ed e i o y. The h ea is posed by he ise o he piezome ic head in he aqui e , by he wa e p essu e on he unde g ound pa s o ci il s uc u es, and by he seepage below he FPM, which ia inc eased hyd aulic g adien s, may cause in e nal e osion o he soil close o he ounda ions o lood p o ec ion s uc- u es [44]. Seepage in o he p o ec ed a ea is also un a ou able du ing a lood; i inc eases he amoun o “inne wa e ” ha mus be pumped back in o he s eam (g oundwa e looding). When dealing wi h haza ds ela ed o g oundwa e e ec s du ing he loods, in con ex wi h clima e changes, one mus conside an expec ed highe in ensi y o lu ial loods, i.e., highe peak discha ges and lood du a ions [45]. On he o he hand, du ing a non- lood pe iod, he subsu ace impe ious elemen s o FPM may cause damming o g oundwa e in he aqui e behind he FPM, wi h an un a ou - able inc ease in he piezome ic head pe manen ly a ec ing he subsu ace pa s o ci il s uc- u es in he a ea, o e en wi h wa e logging o he e ain on he p o ec ed loodplain. Figu e 1. G oundwa e low du ing a lood. (A) no lood p o ec ion, (B) lood p o ec ion. Blue a ows ep esen wa e low di ec ion, ed a ows change o wa e able/piezome ic head. Figu e 1. G oundwa e low du ing a lood. ( A ) no lood p o ec ion, ( B ) lood p o ec ion. Blue a ows ep esen wa e low di ec ion, ed a ows change o wa e able/piezome ic head. On he o he hand, du ing a non- lood pe iod, he subsu ace impe ious elemen s o FPM may cause damming o g oundwa e in he aqui e behind he FPM, wi h an un- a ou able inc ease in he piezome ic head pe manen ly a ec ing he subsu ace pa s o ci il s uc u es in he a ea, o e en wi h wa e logging o he e ain on he p o ec ed loodplain. Wa e 2023,15, 1145 4 o 23 2.2. Haza dous Si ua ions A haza d is de ined as a si ua ion wi h he po en ial o cause undesi able e ec s. He e, his is induced by he ac ion o g oundwa e on FPM elemen s and on he p o ec ed e i o y. The ollowing si ua ions may occu : Du ing a lood e en : • Flood p o ec ion s uc u es a e subjec ed o o ces ac ing on hei subsu ace pa s. In addi ion o ea h p essu e, o ces caused by he g oundwa e unde lowing he ounda ions mus be aken in o accoun . The mos c i ical ho izon al (F h ) and e ical (F ) wa e p essu e o ces a e shown in Figu e 2a. • An inc ease in he piezome ic head in he con ined aqui e behind he FPM may esul in upli ac ing on impe ious lu ial opsoil (Figu e 2b). Simila ly, p essu e due o he inc ease o he g oundwa e le el (piezome ic head) may a ec he subsu ace pa s o he buildings wi h deep ounda ions (Figu e 2c). Such upli can cause up u es in he opsoil and buildings, esul ing in localized concen a ed leakage, signi ican de o ma ion o ounda ion slabs, o e en global s uc u al ins abili y. This may also ini ia e wa e logging o he objec s (Figu e 2d). • In cases when pe meable soils c op ou o he e ain, seepage may occu behind he FPM. This causes loading o soils by a p essu e g adien , which may esul in he in e nal e osion o suscep ible soils (Figu e 2d) in he o m o ex e nal su usion o boiling. These p ocesses in he p og ession phase may o en endange he s abili y o he FPM. • In case o long- e m loods, in combina ion wi h he pe meable aqui e , wa e logging o he a ea behind he FPM may occu due o seepage on o he e ain (Figu e 2d). Du ing a non- lood pe iod, he undesi able e ec o impe ious elemen s such as slu y walls may mani es i sel : • Damming o he g oundwa e le el (GWL) in an aqui e behind he FPM (Figu e 3a) may cause a signi ican pe manen ise o g oundwa e le els, esul ing in wa e log- ging o subsu ace pa s o buildings in he a ea. • I g oundwa e esou ces occu behind he FPM, impe ious subsu ace elemen s may block he na u al bank in il a ion om a i e and hus de e io a e he wa e sou ce, espec i e o a dec ease he yield o wells (Figu e 3b). This may also esul in a signi ican dec ease o GWL in he p o ec ed a ea and cause unaccep able o e loading o wells. A lis o po en ial haza ds caused by changes in he g oundwa e egime due o looding and he FPM is summa ized in Table 1. In Table 1, he change o he g oundwa e egime is sho - e m ( empo a y om hou s o single weeks) du ing he lood acco ding o lood du a ion and long- e m in cases when subsu ace elemen s o he FPM pe manen ly a ec he g oundwa e low. Table 1. Lis o po en ial haza ds caused by a change in he g oundwa e egime. Pe iod Haza d Po en ial Consequences Flood Tempo a y inc eased wa e p essu e on subsu ace pa s o FPM Loss o s abili y o FPM, looding o p o ec ed a ea Tempo a y inc eased wa e p essu e on aqui e opsoil behind FPM Collapse o opsoil laye , in e nal e osion o subbase soil, collapse o FPM Tempo a y ise o wa e able/piezome ic head in p o ec ed e i o y, seepage behind FPM on e ain, inc eased hyd aulic g adien s below FPM Soil ins abili y due o seepage, in e nal e osion, loss o s abili y o FPM Tempo a y ise o wa e able in p o ec ed e i o y Tempo a y wa e logging o e ain behind FPM No lood Pe manen ise o g oundwa e able/piezome ic head, damming due o subsu ace elemen s o FPM Pe manen wa e logging o e ain and s uc u es behind FPM, inc eased p essu e on unde g ound pa s o s uc u es Pe manen educ ion o bank in il a ion due o impe meable subsu ace pa s o FPM Reduc ion o wa e ex ac ed om g oundwa e esou ces, g oundwa e le el d awdown, o e loading o wells Wa e 2023,15, 1145 5 o 23 Wa e 2023, 15, x FOR PEER REVIEW 5 o 25 Figu e 2. Haza ds du ing a lood: (a) load on he ounda ions o he FPM, (b) upli on he opsoil laye , (c) loading o he subsu ace pa s o ci il s uc u es behind he FPM, (d) seepage on o e ain, wa e logging, in e nal e osion o soils due o high hyd aulic g adien s behind he FPM. Figu e 2. Haza ds du ing a lood: ( a ) load on he ounda ions o he FPM, ( b ) upli on he opsoil laye , ( c ) loading o he subsu ace pa s o ci il s uc u es behind he FPM, ( d ) seepage on o e ain, wa e logging, in e nal e osion o soils due o high hyd aulic g adien s behind he FPM. Wa e 2023,15, 1145 6 o 23 Wa e 2023, 15, x FOR PEER REVIEW 6 o 25 Figu e 3. Haza ds du ing a non- lood pe iod: (a) damming o he g oundwa e on he p o ec ed a ea side, (b) e ec on he yield o g oundwa e sou ces o subsu ace pa s o he FPM. Table 1. Lis o po en ial haza ds caused by a change in he g oundwa e egime. Pe iod Haza d Po en ial Consequences Flood Tempo a y inc eased wa e p essu e on subsu - ace pa s o FPM Loss o s abili y o FPM, looding o p o ec ed a ea Tempo a y inc eased wa e p essu e on aqui e opsoil behind FPM Collapse o opsoil laye , in e nal e osion o sub- base soil, collapse o FPM Tempo a y ise o wa e able/piezome ic head in p o ec ed e i o y, seepage behind FPM on e ain, inc eased hyd aulic g adien s below FPM Soil ins abili y due o seepage, in e nal e osion, loss o s abili y o FPM Tempo a y ise o wa e able in p o ec ed e i- o y Tempo a y wa e logging o e ain behind FPM No lood Pe manen ise o g oundwa e able/piezome ic head, damming due o subsu ace elemen s o FPM Pe manen wa e logging o e ain and s uc u es behind FPM, inc eased p essu e on unde g ound pa s o s uc u es Pe manen educ ion o bank in il a ion due o impe meable subsu ace pa s o FPM Reduc ion o wa e ex ac ed om g oundwa e e- sou ces, g oundwa e le el d awdown, o e load- ing o wells Figu e 3. Haza ds du ing a non- lood pe iod: ( a ) damming o he g oundwa e on he p o ec ed a ea side, (b) e ec on he yield o g oundwa e sou ces o subsu ace pa s o he FPM. 2.3. Haza d Quan i ica ion Today, he quan i ica ion o indi idual haza d cha ac e is ics is ca ied ou p edom- inan ly by g oundwa e low models. The a iables ob ained as a esul o hyd aulic modelling a e: •piezome ic head h; • wa e p essu e p, ho izon al (F h ) and e ical (F ) wa e p essu e o ces ac ing on he su ace o subsu ace s uc u es, opsoil laye , and he FPM; • p essu e, o hyd aulic g adien (g ad p, g ad h), which ac s on he soil as a olume ic o ce and may cause i s in e nal ins abili y; • wa e logging o he a ea is quan i ied by he a ec ed a ea A, whe e wa e seeps on o e ain; •seepage amoun Qwhen dealing wi h pumped wa e om wells. Gene ally, all haza d quan i ie s a e a unc ion o he loca ion (coo dina es) and ime. The spa io empo al ields o espec i e a iables (p,h, g ad p, g ad h, e c.) a e de e mined by nume ical modelling. A mo e de ailed desc ip ion o he models can be ound in Sec ion 3. 2.4. Da a Acquisi ion To ensu e accu a e modelling, i is c ucial o acqui e ele an da a ha may di e om hose needed o analysing o he ypes o loods. The geological s uc u e and hyd ogeological p ope ies o he a ea o in e es a e o u mos impo ance, which may no hold ue o “su ace” loods. A b ie o e iew o he indi idual da a equi ed and hei acquisi ion is p esen ed below. Wa e 2023,15, 1145 7 o 23 Geog aphic and geode ic da a desc ibe e ain le els and p o ide in o ma ion abou s uc u es wi hin he s udied a ea. The e ain le els a e e icien ly ob ained ia he combina ion o Digi al Te ain Models (DTM) wi h mo e accu a e geode ic land su eying. The da a abou s uc u es should include he shape o subsu ace s uc u es, including he ounda ion dep h (le el), and p e e ably he ype and ma e ial o he s uc u e. O special in e es a e linea condui s such as sewe s o la ge diame e s, in eg a ed pipe galle ies, unde g ound ailway lines, e c. FPM design p ojec s ( loodwalls, lood le ees) should be inco po a ed in o e ain geome y. Subsu ace elemen s such as slu y o cu -o walls and d ainage sys ems mus be aken in o accoun . Geological and hyd ogeological da a gained om geological su eying should p o ide in o ma ion on local geological condi ions and s uc u es. Hyd ogeological in o ma ion should include a desc ip ion o he g oundwa e egime ( low di ec ion and amoun , piezome ic le el in he aqui e , seepage amoun ), pe meabili y alues, and s o age cha ac- e is ics. These da a a e aken om he moni o ing o obse a ion bo eholes, om pumping es s, and possibly om he de e mina ion o soil p ope ies (g ain size dis ibu ion, po os- i y, uni o mi y, e c.). Hyd ological and hyd aulic da a should speci y wa e le els in su ace wa e bodies ( i e s, lakes), bo h du ing he non- lood pe iod and du ing loods, in he o m o lood hyd og aphs. The wa e le els which ep esen bounda y condi ions o seepage low a e equen ly de e mined by open channel hyd aulics me hods. Addi ional da a should be ob ained o p o ide in o ma ion abou exis ing wa e wells, pumping amoun s, o he ag icul u al d ainage sys ems, e c. Mos o he da a a e usually a ailable om adminis a i e bodies ha p o ide da a o he public, including geological se ices and a chi es, hyd ological se ices, and i e au ho i ies. In mos cases, he equi ed da a ha e a spa ial cha ac e and may be linked o spa ial coo dina es. Fo hei analysis, p e-p ocessing, and ep esen a ion, he use o CAD and/o GIS ools is ecommended. Unce ain ies in such inpu da a p oduce unce ain ies in he modelling esul s. These a e discussed in Sec ion 3.6. 3. G oundwa e Flow Modelling Nume ical g oundwa e low modelling has been a s anda d discipline in con inuum mechanics since he ea ly 1970s [ 15 , 46 ]. As he physical backg ound, assump ions, and ma hema ical o mula ion a e su icien ly desc ibed and discussed in he ele an li e a u e, his ex con ains only a b ie desc ip ion and he gene al cha ac e is ics o indi idual models, wi h a ocus on hei use in p ac ical applica ions. 3.1. Modelling P ocedu e and Types o Models To assess he haza ds men ioned in Sec ion 2, models o he low in he sa u a ed zone a e p e e en ially used. The modelling p ocedu e comp ises a se o he ollowing s anda d s eps: • The desc ip ion o a eal sys em whe e he a ea o in e es is iden i ied, and manage- men p oblems and po en ial haza ds a e o mula ed. • The objec i es o modelling ha e o be ca e ully de ined oge he wi h expec ed ou comes (see Sec ion 2). This in ol es he analysis o bo h lood and non- lood si ua ions. • The concep ual model consis s o a se o assump ions ela ed o he geome y, shape, and bounda ies o he domain, as well as aqui e ma e ials and hei p ope ies (homo- genei y, iso opy, po osi y, hyd aulic conduc i i y, comp essibili y, e c.). Acco ding o he expec ed cha ac e o he low, he dimension and ime egime (s eady, ansien ) o he model a e de ined (Table 2). • The ma hema ical o mula ion (model) is ep esen ed by a se o go e ning equa ions, plus ini ial and bounda y condi ions. Wa e 2023,15, 1145 8 o 23 • The compu e code app op ia e o he p oblem solu ion has o be selec ed [ 47 – 49 ]. P e- and pos - p ocessing a e necessa y pa s o he da a analysis, p epa a ion, and p esen a ion. To his end, enginee ing app oaches a e combined wi h e icien pos - p ocessing me hods which enable he display o spa ial and empo al da a using CAD sys ems and hema ic maps wi hin GIS ools. • The nume ical model should be subjec o calib a ion and e i ica ion based on da a om g oundwa e le el obse a ions and pumping amoun measu emen s. The calib a ed and e i ied model may be used o he simula ion o scena ios ha answe posed ques ions and achie e de ined objec i es. Table 2. Summa y o he applica ion o g oundwa e low models. P oblem Type o Model Solu ion Me hod p elimina y assessmen o he p opaga ion o a lood wa e in o an aqui e 1D— ansien analy ical me hods o simpli ied bounda y and ini ial condi ions, nume ical me hods complex spa ial assessmen o lood wa e p opaga ion in o a la ge aqui e , assessmen o piezome ic head and p essu e in he aqui e , assessmen o local s abili y o he opsoil and s uc u es behind FPM, delimi a ion o wa e logged a eas 2Dh— ansien nume ical me hods assessmen o he e ec o subsu ace elemen s o FPM du ing non- lood pe iods, changes in he yield o a ec ed wa e sou ces, piezome ic head and p essu e in an aqui e , assessmen o he s abili y o s uc u es behind FPM, haza d o wa e logging 2Dh—s eady s a e nume ical me hods de ailed assessmen o he local condi ions in he icini y o FPM, s abili y o FPM and o he s uc u es o he peak lood wa e le el scena io, assessmen o non- lood scena ios 2D —s eady s a e nume ical me hods solu ions a places wi h complex geome ical condi ions and a gene al low di ec ion, such as FPM ha c oss subsu ace condui s, unnels, e c. 3D—s eady s a e nume ical me hods Fo he solu ion o indi idual cases, he selec ion o an app op ia e ype o model is c ucial. This conce ns he simpli ica ion o assump ions ela ed o he spa ial and ime dimensions o he model. The ollowing model ypes may be dis inguished: • one-dimensional (1D) g oundwa e low model o cases whe e pa allel seepage in a la aqui e wi h small hyd aulic g adien s is expec ed (Dupui assump ion)— his model may be used o bo h con ined and uncon ined aqui e s; • wo-dimensional model in he ho izon al plane (2Dh) applicable o la ge and complex aqui e s wi h small hyd aulic g adien s (Dupui assump ion)— his model may be used o bo h con ined and uncon ined aqui e s; • wo-dimensional model in he e ical plane (2D ), which can be used o pa allel low wi h signi ican a ia ion in low di ec ion in he e ical plane, bo h o con ined low and low wi h a ph ea ic su ace; • h ee-dimensional model (3D) o low bo h in con ined and uncon ined condi ions. All o he models men ioned abo e may be concei ed as s eady (s a iona y) o dynamic ( ansien ) acco ding o he na u e and egime o seepage. Gene ally, low in he sa u a ed zone is he subjec o analysis. In p ac ical cases, he sequence o models used is usually as ollows: •p elimina y analysis is ca ied ou using a 1D model; •complex analysis o lood p opaga ion o he aqui e using a ansien 2Dh model; • modelling o he condi ions du ing a non- lood pe iod using a s eady s a e 2Dh model; Wa e 2023,15, 1145 9 o 23 •de ailed analysis o condi ions a he FPM using a s eady s a e 2D model; • i necessa y, he de ailed s eady s a e 3D modelling o singula i ies, whe e no dimen- sional app oxima ions exis , may be conside ed. 3.2. One-Dimensional Model A one-dimensional ansien model may be used o p elimina y calcula ions a a small hyd aulic g adien ( he Dupui heo em) and wi h app oxima ely pa allel low. I can be used o he analysis o he p opaga ion o a lood wa e in o an aqui e du ing a lood. The go e ning equa ion holds [50]: ∂ ∂xT∂h ∂x−S· ∂h ∂ +q=0 (1) whe e Tis aqui e ansmissi i y (T=k · b o con ined aqui e s, T=k · H o uncon ined aqui e s), kis hyd aulic conduc i i y, bis he hickness o he con ined aqui e , and His he wa e dep h o he uncon ined aqui e . Sis he s o a i i y, which in he case o he con ined aqui e is equal o he speci ic s o age mul iplied by aqui e hickness b, while in he case o he uncon ined aqui e , i co esponds o he speci ic yield [ 15 ], and qis he linea sou ce (e.g., in il a ion a he uncon ined aqui e ). The bounda y condi ion (BC) exp esses he known (p esc ibed) piezome ic head du ing a lood (Di ichle BC): h(x, )=h(x, )(2) Fo he ini ial condi ions, i holds ha : h(x,0)=h0(x)(3) The ime-dependen bounda y condi ions (2) a he i e side comes om he wa e s ages du ing a lood, which a e de i ed om open channel hyd aulics o measu emen s a gauging s a ions. The se ing o he bounda y condi ion and i s loca ion a he d y side o he FPM is mo e complica ed. I is ecommended ha i be ixed su icien ly a om he i e o elimina e i s in luence on he a ea close o he FPM. Ano he op ion in nume ical modelling is o p o ide he compu a ional ( ini e elemen , ini e di e ence) elemen s adjacen o he BC wi h smalle hyd aulic conduc i i y o a enua e hei e ec on he seepage condi ions in he aqui e close o he FPM. The esul o he calcula ions is he piezome ic head, o ph ea ic su ace, as a unc ion o he ho izon al coo dina e xand ime . In his model, he p essu es, he hyd aulic, and p essu e g adien s de i ed om piezome ic heads a e no ele an o u he de ailed analysis and he assessmen o he consequences o single s uc u es. As men ioned abo e, his model se es p edominan ly o p o ide p elimina y in o ma ion abou he p og ession o a lood o an aqui e . 1D modelling, due o he e y small compu a ion ime in ol ed, o en includes he sensi i i y analysis o inpu pa ame e s such as hyd aulic conduc i i y and s o a i i y, and is also pe o med wi h he aim o se ing he dis ance o he d y-land bounda y condi ion. The 1D model p o ides he i s idea abou he g oundwa e egime which is o be in es iga ed in mo e complex models. I enables he se ing o bounda y condi ions and gi es in o ma ion abou he mos un a ou able combina ion o inpu pa ame e s. I also enables he p elimina y calib a ion o model pa ame e s i da a om g oundwa e egime measu emen s a e a ailable. An example conce ning he ime e olu ion o he piezome ic head in an aqui e adjacen o he Vl a a Ri e in P ague du ing a lood in 2002 can be seen in Figu es 4and 5. I can be seen ha he peak piezome ic head ollows he peak o he wa e le el in he Vl a a Ri e (bounda y condi ion), wi h a ce ain deg ee o a enua ion and ime shi . The a e o p opaga ion depends on he hyd aulic conduc i i y o he aqui e and on he s o a i i y. As a ule, in he case o an uncon ined aqui e , he seepage p opaga ion is conside ably slowe Wa e 2023,15, 1145 16 o 23 Wa e 2023, 15, x FOR PEER REVIEW 18 o 25 Figu e 9. Con ou s o he piezome ic head in a c oss sec ion o FPM. Figu e 10. Hyd aulic g adien s in a c oss sec ion o FPM (same as Figu e 9). A ows ep esen g oundwa e low di ec ion. 3.5. 3D Model 3D models a e used pa icula ly o sol ing complica ed de ails whe e he app oxi- ma ions men ioned abo e a e no accep able. Fo he assessmen o lood p o ec ion measu es and o he a ec ed s uc u es, i is usually su icien o apply a s eady-s a e so- lu ion co esponding o he mos un a ou able condi ions selec ed o indi idual scena - ios. The go e ning equa ion o aniso opic and nonhomogeneous ma e ials holds: 𝜕 𝜕𝑥𝑘𝜕ℎ 𝜕𝑥+𝜕 𝜕𝑦𝑘𝜕ℎ 𝜕𝑦+𝜕 𝜕𝑧𝑘𝜕ℎ 𝜕𝑧=0 (13) Bounda y condi ions a e analogical o he 2D model. Di ichle BC: Figu e 9. Con ou s o he piezome ic head in a c oss sec ion o FPM. Wa e 2023, 15, x FOR PEER REVIEW 18 o 25 Figu e 9. Con ou s o he piezome ic head in a c oss sec ion o FPM. Figu e 10. Hyd aulic g adien s in a c oss sec ion o FPM (same as Figu e 9). A ows ep esen g oundwa e low di ec ion. 3.5. 3D Model 3D models a e used pa icula ly o sol ing complica ed de ails whe e he app oxi- ma ions men ioned abo e a e no accep able. Fo he assessmen o lood p o ec ion measu es and o he a ec ed s uc u es, i is usually su icien o apply a s eady-s a e so- lu ion co esponding o he mos un a ou able condi ions selec ed o indi idual scena - ios. The go e ning equa ion o aniso opic and nonhomogeneous ma e ials holds: 𝜕 𝜕𝑥𝑘𝜕ℎ 𝜕𝑥+𝜕 𝜕𝑦𝑘𝜕ℎ 𝜕𝑦+𝜕 𝜕𝑧𝑘𝜕ℎ 𝜕𝑧=0 (13) Bounda y condi ions a e analogical o he 2D model. Di ichle BC: Figu e 10. Hyd aulic g adien s in a c oss sec ion o FPM (same as Figu e 9). A ows ep esen g oundwa e low di ec ion. 3.5. 3D Model 3D models a e used pa icula ly o sol ing complica ed de ails whe e he app oxima- ions men ioned abo e a e no accep able. Fo he assessmen o lood p o ec ion measu es and o he a ec ed s uc u es, i is usually su icien o apply a s eady-s a e solu ion co esponding o he mos un a ou able condi ions selec ed o indi idual scena ios. The go e ning equa ion o aniso opic and nonhomogeneous ma e ials holds: ∂ ∂xkx ∂h ∂x+∂ ∂yky ∂h ∂y+∂ ∂zkz ∂h ∂z=0 (13) Wa e 2023,15, 1145 17 o 23 Bounda y condi ions a e analogical o he 2D model. Di ichle BC: h(x,y,z)=h(x,y,z)(14) A he bounda y wi h p esc ibed lux, he Neumann condi ion holds: kx ∂h ∂xnx+ky ∂h ∂yny+kz ∂h ∂znz=qp(15) On he ph ea ic su ace wi h a s eady s a e low, wo bounda y condi ions may be applied. The i s one may be exp essed as ollows: h(x,y,z)=zp(x,y)(16) while he second one co esponds o Equa ion (15) wi h qp= 0. A he seepage ace, BC has he o m: h(x,y,z)=zs(x,y)(17) Mos compu e codes sol e ph ea ic low seepage using he concep o an unsa u a ed zone, whe e he sa u a ed domain co esponds o he po e p essu es p ≥ p a , whe e p a is a mosphe ic p essu e, o p ≥ 0 i he a mosphe ic p essu e is used as he e e ence p essu e. As men ioned abo e, 3D models a e used in cases whe e dimensional simpli ica ions a e no easible. The e is a la ge a ie y o p ac ical si ua ions whe e he low di ec ion is qui e gene al and simple models (1D, 2Dh, 2D ) a e no applicable. Such low may occu in complex geological condi ions combined wi h spa ially a iable ci il s uc u es in e e ing wi h he low domain [ 53 – 55 ]. Due o he la ge numbe o compu a ional nodes in a 3D model, he low domain size is usually minimized while bounda y condi ions a e de e mined by a p elimina y simpli ied analysis using 2D models. Du ing modelling, i is easible o di ide he low domain in o homogeneous blocks (mac oelemen s; see Figu e 11), and o apply he compu a ional mesh (e.g., ini e elemen s) la e on. Wa e 2023, 15, x FOR PEER REVIEW 20 o 25 Figu e 11. Diag am o laye ed 3D mac oelemen s. Di e en colou s ep esen soil laye s in e aces. (a) (b) Figu e 12. Compa ison o piezome ic heads on he base o a su ace laye : (a)—only impe ious opsoil, (b)—an h opogenic laye on he su ace. Blue ellipse indica es de ail o a le ee wi h he descending unnel amp shown in Figu e 13. Figu e 11. Diag am o laye ed 3D mac oelemen s. Di e en colou s ep esen soil laye s in e aces. Wa e 2023,15, 1145 18 o 23 The ollowing example conce ns he complex seepage low below he le ee, which in e e es wi h subsu ace elemen s o he unnel c ossing he Vl a a i e (P ague) and g adually ises ou o he e ain in he p o ec ed a ea behind he le ee. In Figu e 11, a laye ed scheme o mac oelemen s is depic ed. These mac oelemen s co espond o geological and cons uc ion laye s and a e u he meshed by ini e elemen s wi h a size o 0.5 m, which ensu es he accu acy o he esul s is su icien . Figu e 12 shows a compa ison o piezome ic heads o a ious geological condi ions, i.e., an aqui e o e laid by ela i ely impe ious opsoil (a) and su ace laye s consis ing o an h opogenic back ill (b). In Figu e 13, a de ail o a le ee wi h a descending unnel is depic ed o scena io (b). Wa e 2023, 15, x FOR PEER REVIEW 20 o 25 Figu e 11. Diag am o laye ed 3D mac oelemen s. Di e en colou s ep esen soil laye s in e aces. (a) (b) Figu e 12. Compa ison o piezome ic heads on he base o a su ace laye : (a)—only impe ious opsoil, (b)—an h opogenic laye on he su ace. Blue ellipse indica es de ail o a le ee wi h he descending unnel amp shown in Figu e 13. Figu e 12. Compa ison o piezome ic heads on he base o a su ace laye : ( a )—only impe ious opsoil, ( b )—an h opogenic laye on he su ace. Blue ellipse indica es de ail o a le ee wi h he descending unnel amp shown in Figu e 13. Wa e 2023, 15, x FOR PEER REVIEW 21 o 25 Figu e 13. De ail o a le ee wi h he descending unnel amp; scena io B acco ding o Figu e 12. 3.6. Discussion o Unce ain ies In case o g oundwa e low modelling, unce ain ies ela e pa icula ly o: • The geological composi ion o he a ea, such as he hickness o indi idual laye s (aq- ui e , opsoil, e c.), which is usually de i ed om a limi ed numbe o bo eholes o pi s; • limi ed unde s anding abou o e all hyd ogeological and hyd ological condi ions, i.e., ime-dependen g oundwa e low egime, he di ec ion and amoun o g ound- wa e low, in lows and in il a ion o an aqui e — he unce ain ies a e go e ned by he ex en o moni o ing ne wo k and equency o eadings; • he knowledge abou geological and hyd ogeological p ope ies o opsoil and aqui- e soils, namely g anulome y, po osi y, hyd aulic conduc i i y, and s o a i i y, which a e de i ed om labo a o y and ield es ing, bu in many cases only use em- pi ical o mulae supplemen ed by single hyd aulic es s (pumping es s); • he a e o in e ac ion be ween he i e and aqui e , which may be in luenced by local clogging; • bounda y condi ions, bo h a he i e side and behind he FPM, a e de i ed om lood hyd og aphs which a e no ou inely s a is ically assessed in e ms o hei shape and lood olume; • in il a ion a es du ing he simula ed e en . While he geome ical cha ac e is ics o he geological laye s may di e in me es ( ens o %), pe meabili y and s o age cha ac e is ics may be subjec o deg ees o unce - ain y ha a e o en e y la ge (se e al o de s). To educe he e ec o unce ain ies, he ollowing echniques may be ecommended. A sensi i i y analysis is ecommended o assessing how unce ain ies in inpu a i- ables in luence unce ain ies in ou pu a iables. Some imes he impac o pa ame e s such as hyd aulic conduc i i y, ansmissi i y, s o a i i y, e c., may be quali a i ely es i- ma ed om he go e ning equa ions. The eliabili y o a model may be signi ican ly inc eased by ca e ul calib a ion and e i ica ion. Du ing he calib a ion, a unique se o model pa ame e s is ound ha p o- ides a good desc ip ion o he sys em’s beha iou , i.e., ag eemen wi h he piezome ic head, yields, and o he a iables measu ed in he ield. A gene al enginee ing app oach is o se “sensi i e” cha ac e is ics and pa ame e s so as o ensu e conse a i e (“sa e”) esul s a e ob ained. Fo example, he a e o he ise in he piezome ic head in he aqui e is g ea e wi h highe hyd aulic conduc i i y ( ans- missi i y) and smalle s o a i i y. Figu e 13. De ail o a le ee wi h he descending unnel amp; scena io B acco ding o Figu e 12. Wa e 2023,15, 1145 19 o 23 I is ob ious ha he in e p e a ion o 3D esul s is di icul and should be p ocessed ia laye s (Figu e 12) and selec ed sec ions (Figu e 13) o he 3D domain. He e, he p e- and pos -p ocessing abili y o he compu ed code (e.g., [49]) is c ucial. 3.6. Discussion o Unce ain ies In case o g oundwa e low modelling, unce ain ies ela e pa icula ly o: • The geological composi ion o he a ea, such as he hickness o indi idual laye s (aqui e , opsoil, e c.), which is usually de i ed om a limi ed numbe o bo eholes o pi s; • limi ed unde s anding abou o e all hyd ogeological and hyd ological condi ions, i.e., ime-dependen g oundwa e low egime, he di ec ion and amoun o g oundwa e low, in lows and in il a ion o an aqui e — he unce ain ies a e go e ned by he ex en o moni o ing ne wo k and equency o eadings; • he knowledge abou geological and hyd ogeological p ope ies o opsoil and aqui e soils, namely g anulome y, po osi y, hyd aulic conduc i i y, and s o a i i y, which a e de i ed om labo a o y and ield es ing, bu in many cases only use empi ical o mulae supplemen ed by single hyd aulic es s (pumping es s); • he a e o in e ac ion be ween he i e and aqui e , which may be in luenced by local clogging; • bounda y condi ions, bo h a he i e side and behind he FPM, a e de i ed om lood hyd og aphs which a e no ou inely s a is ically assessed in e ms o hei shape and lood olume; •in il a ion a es du ing he simula ed e en . While he geome ical cha ac e is ics o he geological laye s may di e in me es ( ens o %), pe meabili y and s o age cha ac e is ics may be subjec o deg ees o unce ain y ha a e o en e y la ge (se e al o de s). To educe he e ec o unce ain ies, he ollowing echniques may be ecommended. A sensi i i y analysis is ecommended o assessing how unce ain ies in inpu a i- ables in luence unce ain ies in ou pu a iables. Some imes he impac o pa ame e s such as hyd aulic conduc i i y, ansmissi i y, s o a i i y, e c., may be quali a i ely es ima ed om he go e ning equa ions. The eliabili y o a model may be signi ican ly inc eased by ca e ul calib a ion and e i ica ion. Du ing he calib a ion, a unique se o model pa ame e s is ound ha p o ides a good desc ip ion o he sys em’s beha iou , i.e., ag eemen wi h he piezome ic head, yields, and o he a iables measu ed in he ield. A gene al enginee ing app oach is o se “sensi i e” cha ac e is ics and pa ame e s so as o ensu e conse a i e (“sa e”) esul s a e ob ained. Fo example, he a e o he ise in he piezome ic head in he aqui e is g ea e wi h highe hyd aulic conduc i i y ( ansmissi i y) and smalle s o a i i y. Be e in o ma ion on he e ec o unce ain ies can be p o ided by he applica ion o in e al algeb a o by s a is ical modelling p ocedu es. Howe e , in g oundwa e low modelling, he s ochas ic modelling app oach has no ye become a ool used ou inely by modelle s on a egula basis [ 56 ]. This is mos ly due o he insu icien and poo geological and hyd ogeological da a ha is a ailable. In he case o s ochas ic s udies, only single pa ame e s a e conside ed o be unce ain [57]. The simpli ica ions o model dimensions and dynamics a e ela ed o he na u e o he p oblem, he aims o modelling, and he shape and a angemen o he low domain. Special a en ion should be paid o he analysis, g aphical p esen a ion, and in e p e a ion o haza ds using con empo a y GIS and CAD sys ems. These a e summa ized in Table 3. Wa e 2023,15, 1145 20 o 23 Table 3. Lis o po en ial haza ds caused by a change in g oundwa e egime. Pe iod Haza d In e p e a ion Figu e Flood Inc eased wa e p essu e on subsu ace pa s o FPM and s uc u es behind FPM, de ailed analysis Map o p essu e head, sa e y ac o , c oss sec ions wi h piezome ic con ou s, p essu e diag ams Figu es 2a,c, 5,8and 9 Inc eased wa e p essu e on aqui e opsoil behind FPM Flood wa e p opaga ion diag ams, maps o piezome ic head, upli p essu es, sa e y ac o Figu es 2b, 4,5,6,7a, 8, 12 and 13 Rise o piezome ic head in p o ec ed a ea, seepage on e ain Flood wa e p opaga ion diag ams, c oss sec ion wi h piezome ic con ou s and hyd aulic g adien s Figu es 4,5,9and 10 Tempo a y ise o wa e able in p o ec ed e i o y Flood wa e p opaga ion diag ams, map o maximum piezome ic head di e ences, map o wa e logged a ea Figu es 4,5and 6a No lood Rise o g oundwa e able/piezome ic head, damming due o subsu ace pa s o FPM Map o piezome ic head di e ences and e ain, di e ences be o e and a e cons uc ion o FPM Figu es 6b and 7 Pe manen educ ion o bank in il a ion due o impe meable/semipe meable subsu ace pa s o FPM Map o di e ences in ph ea ic/piezome ic su ace, c oss sec ion h ough wells, d op in yield Figu es 3,6b, and 7b,c 4. Conclusions The pape summa izes he p oblems and echniques ela ed o he modelling o g oundwa e low impac s and haza ds ela ed o lu ial loods. Two ypical scena ios a e discussed, namely a lood si ua ion and a non- lood pe iod. In all cases, he s uc u al sa e y o he FPM and a ec ed ci il s uc u es mus be gua an eed. Expe ience shows ha when inhabi an s a e a ec ed, non- lood pe iods a e mo e sensi i e han ela i ely sho pe iods o looding. This namely conce ns cases when wa e logging and simila ha m o inhabi an s and ci il s uc u es may occu . In hese cases, he modelling esul s should be “sa e ” and echnical p oposals mo e obus . Mo eo e , in u ban a eas, echnical measu es o en in e e e wi h exis ing in as uc u e placed alongside i e s, such as oads, subsu ace wa e and sewe mains (Figu e 9), elec ic linings, op ical ib e cables, e c. The p esen ed s udy aims o ill he gap in a igo ous classi ica ion o g oundwa e haza ds due o lu ial loods and he a angemen o he FPM. The no el y o he s udy lies in a o malised analysis o he echnical aspec s o g oundwa e haza ds ela ed o loods. I can be seen ha lood-p o ec ion p oblems ela ed o g oundwa e a e based on adi ional g oundwa e low modelling echniques. Howe e , special si e-speci ic ap- p oaches a e necessa y in he case o haza d iden i ica ion and quan i ica ion, he selec ion o an app op ia e g oundwa e low model, and he p esen a ion and in e p e a ion o modelling esul s. Based on he esul s ob ained, echnical measu es o he a enua ion o haza ds can be p oposed, such as he app op ia e ype and a angemen o slu y walls, FPM ounda ions, d ainage sys ems, e c. The pape summa izes expe ience ob ained o e 30 yea s o g oundwa e low mod- elling ela ed o he FPM design and assessmen in he e i o y o he Czech Republic, Slo akia, and Aus ia. Au ho Con ibu ions: J.ˇ R.: Concep ualiza ion, Me hodology, Supe ision, W i ing—o iginal d a , alida ion; T.J.: Concep ualiza ion, Fo mal analysis, In es iga ion, Mapping, W i ing—o iginal d a and edi ing; D.D.: In es iga ion, Valida ion, Mapping, W i ing— e iew and edi ing. All au ho s ha e ead and ag eed o he published e sion o he manusc ip . Wa e 2023,15, 1145 21 o 23 Funding: This esea ch was unded by he Technology Agency o he Czech Republic, p ojec numbe TH4030087 and In e nal g an agency o he B no Uni e si y o Technology, p ojec numbe FAST-S-23-8233. Da a A ailabili y S a emen : No applicable. Con lic s o In e es : The au ho s decla e no con lic o in e es . The unde s had no ole in he design o he s udy; in he collec ion, analyses, o in e p e a ion o da a; in he w i ing o he manusc ip ; o in he decision o publish he esul s. Re e ences 1. Robins, N.S.; Finch, J.W. G oundwa e lood o g oundwa e -induced lood? Q. J. Eng. Geol. Hyd ogeol. 2012 ,45, 119–121. [C ossRe ] 2. CIRIA. 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