The relationship between diameter and depth of potholes eroded by running water
Geometrical analyses of 3930 potholes (3565 fluvial potholes, 237 marine potholes and 128 hillside potholes) from 33 localities in the world reveal a consistent, linear relationship: D = Nh + M, where h and D are, respectively, the depth and mean diameter of pothole, M is a critical size of the init...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775518301495 |