Two-dimensional finite element river morphology model

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 752-760

  Vasquez, Jose A ^a,c   Millar, Robert G ^a   Steffler, Peter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c NORTHWEST HYDRAULIC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Numerical modeling; Rivers; Scour; Sedimentation; Two dimensional

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC JUMP; HYDRODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; SECONDARY FLOW;

BED AGGRADATION; BED DEGRADATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLOW; TRANSCRITICAL FLOW;

RIVERS;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC JUMP; HYDRODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; RIVERS; SECONDARY FLOW;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; ELEVATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; RIVER BED; RIVER FLOW; SCOUR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 34848917351     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L06-170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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