Estimating the discharge capacity of doubly sinuous compound channels

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water and Maritime Engineering

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-112

  Lambert, M F ^a   Sellin, R H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydraulics hydrodynamics; Models (physical); River engineering

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EQUATIONS OF MOTION; ESTIMATION; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS;

MANNING EQUATION; RIVER ENGINEERING;

RIVERS;

CROSS SECTION; DISCHARGE RATE; MEANDERING FLOW; RIVER CHANNEL;

EID: 0033922212     PISSN: 14724561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wame.2000.142.2.103     Document Type: Article

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