Experimental observations of flow and bed processes in large-amplitude meandering flume

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 575-587

  Termini, Donatella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flow measurement; Meandering streams; Open channel flow; River bank erosion; River beds

Indexed keywords

BED DEFORMATION; BED FORMS; BED TOPOGRAPHY; CHANNEL CURVATURE; DAMPED OSCILLATIONS; DEPTH RATIO; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; LARGE AMPLITUDE; MEANDERING CHANNEL; MEANDERING STREAMS; POINT BAR; RIVER BANK EROSION; RIVER BEDS; TWO-POINT;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); BENDING (DEFORMATION); ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; EROSION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOWMETERS; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; WALL FLOW;

RIVERS;

BANK EROSION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW VELOCITY; MEANDER; MORPHODYNAMICS; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; RIVER BANK; RIVER BED; STREAM;

EID: 67649203331     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000046     Document Type: Article

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