Experimental evidence of wave-induced inhomogeneity in the strength of silty seabed sediments: Yellow River Delta, China

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 120-128

  Liu, Xiao Lei ^a   Jia, Yong Gang ^a,b   Zheng, Jie Wen ^a   Hou, Wei ^c   Zhang, Lin ^a   Zhang, Li Ping ^a   Shan, Hong Xian ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c NANJING HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Disturbed bottom feature; Fluidisation; Inhomogeneity; Landslide reactivation; Sediment strength; Silty seabed

Indexed keywords

BED SHEAR STRESSS; BOUNDARY SURFACES; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; DISTURBED BOTTOM FEATURE; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLUIDISATION; INHOMOGENEITIES; SEABED SEDIMENTS; SILTY SEABED; WAVE ACTIONS; YELLOW RIVER DELTA;

FLUIDIZATION; MASS TRANSPORTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EROSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUIDIZATION; INHOMOGENEITY; LANDSLIDE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PENETRATION; PORE PRESSURE; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SILTY SOIL; STRENGTH; WAVE ACTION;

CHINA; SHANDONG; YELLOW RIVER DELTA;

EID: 84872149369     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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