Experimental study of rill bank collapse

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-196

  Stefanovic, Jovan R ^a   Bryan, Rorke B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical bank height; Knickpoint migration; Matric tension; Rill bank collapse; Soil strength; Water table

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EROSION; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW PATTERNS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR FLOW; SLOPE STABILITY;

KNICKPOINT MIGRATION; MATRIC TENSION; RILL BANK COLLAPSE; SOIL STRENGTH;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER);

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EROSION; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW PATTERNS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR FLOW; SLOPE STABILITY;

BANK EROSION; CHANNEL FLOW; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUME EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MEANDER; RILL; RIVER BANK; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL STRENGTH; SOIL WATER; TENSIOMETER;

EID: 33847080743     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1396     Document Type: Article

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