An experimental investigation on mass failures occurring in a riverbank composed of sandy gravel

Geomorphology

Volumn 163-164, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-69

  Nardi, L ^a   Rinaldi, M ^a   Solari, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bank failure; Coarse riverbank; Physical experiments; Riverbank erosion

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL; RIVER BANK; WATER LEVEL;

EID: 84862563276     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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