Initial motion and pivoting characteristics of sand particles in uniform and heterogeneous beds: Experiments and modelling

Sedimentology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-32

  Wallbridge, S ^a,b   Voulgaris, G ^c   Tomlinson, B N ^d   Collins, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Emu Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrainment; Mixed sand; Pivoting; Threshold; Unidirectional flow

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ENTRAINMENT; SAND;

EID: 0033036872     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1999.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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