The influences of biological activity and consolidation time on laboratory cohesive beds

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 184-190

  Quaresma, Valeria Da S ^a   Amos, Carl L ^a   Flindt, Mogens ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BIOACTIVITY; EROSION; SEDIMENTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BED CONSOLIDATIONS; CONSOLIDATION TIME; ELECTROCHEMICAL BONDING; EROSION EXPERIMENTS; EROSION THRESHOLDS; SEDIMENT STABILITY; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITES;

STABILIZATION;

COHESION; EROSION RATE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLUME EXPERIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 2142647325     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/063003740184     Document Type: Article

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