Reliability simulation of scouring downstream of outlet facilities

Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-71

  Yanmaz, A Melih ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; Outlet facility; Reliability; Safety factor; Scour

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

SCOURING DOWNSTREAM;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ALLUVIUM; FOUNDATION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OUTLET; SCOUR;

EID: 0037274672     PISSN: 13000160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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