Boussinesq solution for solitary waves in uniform channels with sloping side walls

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 214, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 781-786

  Teng, M H ^a  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

Author keywords

Boussinesq model; Non rectangular channels; Solitary waves

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

BOUSSINESQ MODEL; SOLITARY WAVES;

WATER WAVES;

CROSS SECTION; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; SLOPE; SOLITARY WAVE;

EID: 0033942353     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406001523777     Document Type: Article

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