Discussion of "Genetic programming to predict bridge pier scour" by H. Md. Azamathulla, Aminuddin Ab Ghani, Nor Azazi Zakaria, and Aytac Guven

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 669-671

  Tafarojnoruz, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

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EID: 84859228356     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000388     Document Type: Note

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