Effects of bank vegetation in waterways, with special reference to bank erosion, shear strength, root density and channel hydraulics

This study quantifies the erosion of banks of a river which are subjected to an experimental regime of diverse vegetative parameters. The main aspect of research is a spatial and temporal analysis of erosion under banks with natural vegetation, a cultivated wetland grass, denuded banks, and banks un...

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Main Author: Amarasinghe, Ivan
Published: Open University 1991
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.321317