EROSION OF COHESIVE SEDIMENTS

THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT PREPARED BY THE TASK COMMITTEE ON EROSION OF COHESIVE MATERIALS, SEDIMENTATION COMMITTEE, HYDRAULICS DIVISION, ASCE. THE REPORT DESCRIBES LABORATORY RESEARCH, FIELD OBSERVATIONS, DESIGN CRITERIA, AND AGRICULTURAL LAND AND CHANNEL PROBLEMS AS RELATED TO COHESIVE SEDIMENTS. MUCH OF THE LITERATURE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IS REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR PRACTICAL APPLICATION TO DESIGN AND FOR FURTHER RESEARCH. AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY, A COMPILATION OF DESIGN EQUATIONS AND CHARTS, AND SOME DESIGN INFORMATION NOT NOW AVAILABLE IN THE LITERATURE ARE INCLUDED /ASCE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 94, No HY 4, PROC PAPER 6044, PP 1017-1049, 21 FIG,
• Publication Date: 1968-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Hydraulics Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cohesion; Design; Ditches; Erosion; Farming; Hydraulics; Sedimentation; Sediments
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Agricultural land
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204174
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1994 12:00AM