New criterion for the stability of a human body in floodwaters

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-104

  Xia, Junqiang ^a   Falconer, Roger A ^b   Wang, Yejiang ^a   Xiao, Xuanwei ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floodwater; flume experiments; human body stability; incipient velocity; mechanics based analysis

Indexed keywords

STABILITY; VELOCITY;

FLOODWATER; FLUME EXPERIMENT; HUMAN BODIES; INCIPIENT VELOCITY; MECHANICS-BASED ANALYSIS;

FLOODS;

BUOYANCY; CALIBRATION; FLOODING; FLUME EXPERIMENT; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 84896314668     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2013.875073     Document Type: Article

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