Local Scour Associated with Angled Spur Dikes

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1087-1093

  Kuhnle, Roger A ^a   Alonso, Carlos V ^a   Shields, F Douglas ^a  

^a USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank erosion; Dikes; Scour

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; LEVEES; SCOUR; WATER RESOURCES; EROSION;

AQUATIC HABITATS; BANK EROSION; CHANNEL BANKS; DOWNSTREAM CHANNELS; LOCAL SCOUR; OVERTOPPING FLOW; SCOUR HOLES; SPUR DIKE; STREAMBANKS;

EROSION; SCOUR;

AQUATIC HABITATS;

RIVER CHANNEL; SCOUR; SPUR DIKE;

EID: 0036928347     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2002)128:12(1087)     Document Type: Article

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