Design methods for granular filterscritical review

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 137-147

  Indraratna, B ^a   Locke, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

barrages ; dams; geotechnical engineering; groundwater; reservoirs

Indexed keywords

DAMS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER; SOILS;

BARRAGES; GRANULAR FILTERS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

DESIGN METHOD; EROSION CONTROL; FILTER; GROUNDWATER CONTROL; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 0033167244     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gt.1999.370303     Document Type: Article

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