Physical modelling and scale effects of air-water flows on stepped spillways

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science

Volumn 6 A, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-250

  Chanson, Hubert ^a   Gonzalez, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air entrainment; Air water flow measurements; Physical modeling; Scale effects; Stepped spillways

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDRAULIC MODELS;

AIR-WATER FLOW MEASUREMENTS; FROUDE SIMILITUDE; PHYSICAL MODELING; ROLLER COMPACTED CONCRETE; SCALE EFFECTS; STEPPED SPILLWAYS; STRENGTHENED GABIONS;

SPILLWAYS;

EID: 14744296734     PISSN: 10093095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2005.A0243     Document Type: Article

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