Dimensional analysis of natural debris flows

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 719-729

  Zhou, Gordon G D ^a   Ng, Charles W W ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Channel confinement; Classification; Debris flow; Dimensional analysis; Dimensionless number; Flow regime

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CONFINEMENT; DEBRIS FLOW; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; FLOW REGIMES;

FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; RHEOLOGY;

DEBRIS;

COLLISION; DATA SET; DEBRIS FLOW; DYNAMIC PROPERTY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; SLOPE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 80155126115     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T09-134     Document Type: Article

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