River sedimentation

theory and applications : proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on River Sedimentation : Hong Kong, China, 16-18 December, 1998 by International Symposium on River Sedimentation (7th 1998 Hong Kong, China)

Publisher: A.A. Balkema in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Brookfield, VT

Written in English

Published: 1999 Pages: 1015 Downloads: 210

Subjects:

River sediments -- Congresses.,
Sediments (Geology) -- Congresses.,
Reservoir sedimentation -- Congresses.,
Scour (Hydraulic engineering) -- Congresses.,
Scour at bridges -- Congresses.

Edition Notes

The Physical Object
Other titles	Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium River Sedimentation., Seventh International Symposium on River Sedimentation., ISRS-98.
Statement	edited by A.W. Jayawardena, J.H.W. Lee, Z.Y. Wang.
Genre	Congresses.
Contributions	Jayawardena, A. W., Lee, J. H. W., Wang, Z. Y., University of Hong Kong. Dept. of Civil Engineering.
Pagination	xv, 1015 p. :
Number of Pages	1015
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL18136372M
ISBN 10	9058090345

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