Measurements of water surface profile and velocity field at a circular pier

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 502-513

  Johnson, Kent R ^a   Ting, Francis C K ^a  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow measurement; Piers; Reynolds number; Velocity; Water surface profiles

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PIERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

OPEN-CHANNEL FLUME;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

FLOW AROUND OBJECT; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WATER SURFACE;

EID: 0038329165     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2003)129:5(502)     Document Type: Article

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