In Situ Erosion Flume (ISEF): Determination of bed-shear stress and erosion of a kaolinitc bed

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 243-253

  Houwing, Erik Jan ^a   Van Rijn, Leo C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohesive sediments; Critical shear stress; Erosion rate; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

BED SHEAR STRESS; KAOLINITE; LABORATORY STUDY; PARTICLE MOTION; SEDIMENT EROSION; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0031811210     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(98)00007-0     Document Type: Article

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