Modelling the thixotropic behaviour of dense cohesive sediment suspensions

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 56-65

  Toorman, Erik A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cohesive sediment suspension; Numerical modelling; Structural kinetics theory; Thixotropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002503420     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00366724     Document Type: Article

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