Experimental backwater analysis around bridge waterways

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1015-1029

  Seckin, Galip ^a   Atabay, Serter ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b JBA CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bridge backwater; Compound channel flow; Flood control; Hydraulic model testing; One dimensional methods

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DECKS; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDRAULIC MODELS; PIERS;

BACKWATER ANALYSIS; BRIDGE WATERWAYS; COMPOUND CHANNEL FLOW; ONE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

ARCH BRIDGES;

ARCH BRIDGES; BRIDGE DECKS; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDRAULIC MODELS; PIERS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 32944473172     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l05-048     Document Type: Article

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