River training and ecological enhancement potential using in-stream structures

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 967-980

  Radspinner, R R ^a,b   Diplas, P ^a   Lightbody, Anne F ^c   Sotiropoulos, F ^c,d  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b Hampton Roads Sanitation District   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d University of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystems; Infrastructure; Infrastructure protection; Restoration; Rivers; Stream restoration; Stream stability; Streams

Indexed keywords

INFRASTRUCTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION; STREAM RESTORATION; STREAM STABILITY; STREAMS; CASE-STUDIES; CHANNEL STABILIZATION; ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS; GRADE CONTROLS; INSTREAM STRUCTURES; LATERAL MIGRATION; MACROINVERTEBRATES; RIVER TRAINING; STREAM;

ASPECT RATIO; DESIGN; ECOSYSTEMS; RESTORATION; RIVERS; STANDARDS; STREAM FLOW; COST EFFECTIVENESS;

HYDRAULICS; RIVERS;

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; EROSION; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; HYPORHEIC ZONE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVETMENT; RIPRAP; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 78349267501     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000260     Document Type: Article

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