In situ measurements of erosion shear stress and geotechnical shear strength of the intertidal sediments of the experimental managed realignment scheme at Tollesbury, Essex, UK

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 611-620

  Watts, C W ^a   Tolhurst, T J ^b,c   Black, K S ^b   Whitmore, A P ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cohesive strength; Managed realignment; Sediment erosion

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MANAGEMENT; COASTAL ZONE; EROSION; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR STRESS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; EROSION; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR STRESS;

ENGLAND; ESSEX [ENGLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

SALICORNIA; SALICORNIA EUROPAEA;

EID: 0345447183     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00139-2     Document Type: Article

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