Bed-load transport model based on fractional size distribution

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-80

  Ashiq, Muhammad ^a,b,c   Doering, John C ^d   Hosoda, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical discharge; Discharge theory; Fractional size; IF model; Roaring River; TF model

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RIVERS;

BED-LOAD TRANSPORT MODEL; CRITICAL DISCHARGE VALUE; FRACTIONAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LOG-NORMAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; NONLOG-NORMAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PITZBACH RIVER DATA; TOTAL FRACTIONAL SIZES MODEL;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BEDLOAD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE;

EID: 33645928299     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l05-086     Document Type: Article

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