Genesis of channel bank overhangs in the Niger Delta and analysis of mechanisms of failure

Geomorphology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-164

  Abam, T K S ^a  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANK INSTABILITY; BEAM; CHANNEL BANK; FAILURE MECHANISM; ROTATION; SHEAR; TENSION;

NIGERIA, NIGER DELTA;

EID: 0030871264     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(96)00010-4     Document Type: Article

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