Quantifying Rock Strength from River Channel Morphology

Abstract

.The major goal of this project is to provide insight to why and how rock strength influences bedrock erosion processes and morphology to quantitatively predict how channel morphology reflects rock strength in our study area and beyond. The project is divided into three parts: (1) quantify channel morphology and characteristics, (2) quantify geotechnical properties of the rock, and (3) perform controlled experiments of bedrock erosion processes. DEM analysis showed significant changes in channel morphology across different rock types. The geotechnical analysis performed provided targets for future work

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 2016
Accession Number
AD1058813

Entities

People

  • Brian J Yanites

Organizations

  • University of Idaho

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Agreements
  • Compressive Strength
  • Department Of Defense
  • Earth Sciences
  • Erosion
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Grain Size
  • Mathematics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Resistance
  • Roughness
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Sediments
  • Students
  • Technology Transfer
  • Tensile Strength

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.