In situ determination of particle friction angles of fluvial gravels

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2017-2030

  Johnston, Christopher E ^a   Andrews, E D ^a   Pitlick, John ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; FRICTION; METHODOLOGY;

FRICTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; TRIBOLOGY;

DIGITAL LOAD CELLS; EMPIRICAL RELATIONS; FLUVIAL GRAVELS; FRICTION ANGLES; INITIATION OF MOTION; NATURAL SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT PARTICLES; THEORETICAL MODELING;

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE);

EID: 0031849814     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98WR00312     Document Type: Article

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