1st Edition

Rock Scour Due to Falling High-Velocity Jets

Edited By A.J. Schleiss, E. Bollaert Copyright 2002
276 Pages
by CRC Press

276 Pages
by CRC Press

This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the newest and best in the field of rock scour assessment due to falling high-velocity jets. It comprises the papers of a workshop organized to bring together engineers and scientists from all over the world to promote the exchange of knowledge on the complexities of the hydrodynamic-geotechnical scour problem. The workshop covered topics ranging... Read more
Preface, Organization, Introductory lecture, Case studies and prototype observations of scour, Physical modeling and scale effects, Jet aeration and jet air entrainment in plunge pools, Time-scale effects, break-up resistance and hydraulic-mechanical interaction, Numerical modeling of rock scour, History of energy dissipators, Author Index

Biography

A.J. Schleiss, E. Bollaert