Calculating Average Filling Rock Diameter for Gabion-Mattress Channel Design
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 124, Issue 9
Abstract
The incomplete self-similarity concept is presented to develop the rock stability equation (RSE) and corresponding stability coefficient for gabion-mattress channels. Next, for each side-slope value, s, of a trapezoidal cross section, the RSE and the uniform channel flow equation are expressed by two dimensionless groups. Finally, for each s value, the relationship between these dimensionless groups is expressed by a power equation that allows deduction of an explicit relationship for calculating the average filling rock diameter.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 124 • Issue 9 • September 1998
Pages: 975 - 978
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Copyright © 1998 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Sep 1, 1998
Published in print: Sep 1998
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