Developing confidence in concrete revetment products for bank stabilization

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 877-885

  Leech, James R ^a   Abt, Steven R ^a   Thornton, Christopher I ^a   Combs, Phil G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bank protection; Concrete block systems; Erosion protection; Hydraulics; Revetment assessment; Test protocol

Indexed keywords

EMBANKMENT DAMS; EROSION; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDRAULICS; STABILIZATION;

BANK STABILIZATION; CONCRETE REVETMENT PRODUCTS; EROSION PROTECTION; TEST PROTOCOL;

BANK PROTECTION;

BANK EROSION; CONCRETE; FLOOD CONTROL; REVETMENT; STABILIZATION;

EID: 0033179598     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb04181.x     Document Type: Article

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