Modeling low-volume road erosion

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2, Issue 1652, 1999, Pages 244-249

  Elliot, William J ^a   Foltz, Randy B ^a   Luce, Charles H ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; WATER QUALITY;

LOW VOLUME ROADS;

ROADS AND STREETS;

EID: 0032668424     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1652-64     Document Type: Article

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