Seepage through a levee

International Journal of Geomechanics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-79

  Mishra, G C ^a   Singh, A K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Confined flow; Dams; Filters; Levees; Rockfill; Seepage

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; DRAINAGE; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); HYDRAULICS; LEVEES; SOILS; STREAM FLOW;

HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE; KOZENY'S METHOD; TWO-DIMENSIONAL UNCONFINED FLOW; ZONED LEEVE;

SEEPAGE;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FLOW MODELING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEVEE; SEEPAGE;

EID: 14644425299     PISSN: 15323641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1532-3641(2005)5:1(74)     Document Type: Article

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