Erodibility of Mud: Characterization and Prediction

Abstract

To improve our capabilities for measuring and predicting erosion rates, sediment flux, water clarity and bed strength in muddy coastal environments, particularly with respect to their evolution through time on tidal flats.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA527134

Entities

People

  • Patricia Wiberg

Organizations

  • University of Virginia

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Earth Sciences
  • Ecology
  • Grain Size
  • Information Operations
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Measurement
  • Porosity
  • Salt Water
  • Seasonal Variations
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Shear Strength
  • Shear Stresses
  • Steady State
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers