An expression for the water-sediment moving layer in unsteady flows valid for open channels and embankments

During the floods, the effects of sediment transport in river beds are particulary significant and can be studied through the evolution of the water-sediment layer which moves in the lower part of a flow, named "moving layer". Moving layer variations along rivers lead to depositions and er...

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Main Authors: A. M. Berta, G. Bianco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-05-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/10/1051/2010/nhess-10-1051-2010.pdf