Measurement and modelling of the properties of cohesive sediment deposits

Proceedings in Marine Science

Volumn 5, Issue C, 2002, Pages 57-73

  Dearnaley, M P ^a   Roberts, W ^a   Jones, S ^b   Leurer, K C ^c   Lintern, D G ^d   Merckelbac, L M ^e   Sills, G C ^d   Toorman, E A ^c   Winterwerp, J C ^e,f  

^a HRWallingford   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^f WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bed strength; cohesive sediment; consolidation; erosion; flocculation; numerical modelling.+

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956667178     PISSN: 15682692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-2692(02)80008-0     Document Type: Chapter

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