Current-induced scour along a breakwater at Ventura Harbor, CA - Experimental study

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-22

  Hughes, Steven A ^a   Schwichtenberg, Bradd R ^b  

^a WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

^b US Army Engineer District Los Angeles   (United States)

Author keywords

Movable bed models; Physical models; Scour; Scour at structures; Toe protection

Indexed keywords

BREAKWATERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHORE PROTECTION;

MOVABLE BED MODELS; TOE PROTECTION;

SCOUR;

BREAKWATER; CURRENT; SCOUR;

BREAKWATER; CURRENT; SCOUR;

EID: 0032124963     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3839(98)00010-6     Document Type: Article

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