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12 - Channel Mobility Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2022

Vijay P. Singh
Vijay P. Singh
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Texas A & M University
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Summary

Alluvial channels are continuously modified by sediment movement and exist in comparative equilibrium. The longitudinal profiles and cross-sections of these channels depend on hydraulic and sediment factors and boundary conditions which govern channel morphology. This chapter discusses the theory of channel mobility leading to stable hydraulic geometry.

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Alluvial channelssediment dischargelongitudinal profiledominant dischargeminimum energy dissipation
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Handbook of Hydraulic Geometry
Theories and Advances
 , pp. 355 - 371
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Channel Mobility Theory
  • Vijay P. Singh, Texas A & M University
  • Book: Handbook of Hydraulic Geometry
  • Online publication: 24 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009222136.013
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  • Channel Mobility Theory
  • Vijay P. Singh, Texas A & M University
  • Book: Handbook of Hydraulic Geometry
  • Online publication: 24 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009222136.013
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  • Channel Mobility Theory
  • Vijay P. Singh, Texas A & M University
  • Book: Handbook of Hydraulic Geometry
  • Online publication: 24 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009222136.013
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