Erosion of noncohesive sediment by ground water seepage: Lysimeter experiments and stability modeling

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1822-1830

  Fox, Garey A ^a   Chu Agor, Ma Librada ^a   Wilson, Glenn V ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEEPAGE; SHEAR STRESS;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODEL; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EROSION;

EROSION; GROUNDWATER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEEPAGE; SHEAR STRESS;

BANK EROSION; EROSIVITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LABORATORY METHOD; LYSIMETER; MODEL VALIDATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEEPAGE; SHEAR STRESS; TENSIOMETER;

EID: 36448981038     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0090     Document Type: Article

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