Numerical modelling of cohesive sediment transport in rivers

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 749-758

  Willis, David H ^a   Krishnappan, B G ^b  

^a David H Willis/Associates Limited   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bed layers; Cohesive sediment; Deposition; Erosion; Fluid mud; Mathematical modelling; Resuspension; Settling velocity

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; WATER TREATMENT;

COHESIVE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; HYDRODYNAMIC MODELS; SEDIMENT MODEL;

RIVERS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELING; RIVER CHANNEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SETTLING VELOCITY;

NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER ENGINEERING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 10944226790     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L04-043     Document Type: Review

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