Theoretical solution of dam-break shock wave

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1210-1214

  Wu, Chao ^a   Huang, Guofu ^a   Zheng, Yonghong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; CHANNEL FLOW; DAMS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOCK WAVES;

DAM-BREAK SHOCK WAVES; HYDROGRAPHS; MULTINOMINAL ALGEBRAIC EQUATIONS;

FLOODS;

DAM FAILURE; FLOOD WAVE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; SHOCK WAVE;

EID: 0033394335     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0733-9429(1999)125:11(1210)     Document Type: Article

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