Drag force and associated backwater effect due to an open channel spur dike field

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 248-256

  Azinfar, Hossein ^a,b   Kells, James A ^b  

^a CITY OF SASKATOON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Backwater effect; drag force; flow resistance; river engineering; spur dike field

Indexed keywords

BACKWATER EFFECTS; DRAG FORCE; FLOW RESISTANCE; RIVER ENGINEERING; SPUR DIKE FIELD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LEVEES; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; RIVERS; WATER;

DRAG;

BACKWATER; DIKE; DRAG; EMBANKMENT; FLOW MODELING; FLOW REGULATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 79957456856     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2011.552470     Document Type: Article

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