Sediment and Ecohydraulics, Volume 9: INTERCOH 2005 (Proceedings in Marine Science) [Hardcover]

Tetsuya Kusuda (Editor), Hiroyuki Yamanishi (Editor), Jeremy Spearman (Editor), Joseph Z. Gailani (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 044453184X | ISBN-13: 978-0444531841 | Publication Date: January 1, 2008 | Edition: 1

Sediments and Ecohyraulics is comprised of papers submitted to the 6th International Conference on Cohesive Sediments (INTERCOH 2005) held in Saga, Japan, September 2005. The papers are divided into two major categories. The first is basic processes, including erosion, settling, flocculation, and consolidation. The second major catagory is application of the understanding of cohesive sediments to address specific issues, including waterway and part management, fluid mud behavior, and contaminiated sediment management.

*Provides an up-to-date resource of the present knowledge of cohesive sediment transport processes
*Contains practical solutions on cohesive transport problems
*Presents information on managing cohesive sediments

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About the Author

Edited by Tetsuya Kusuda, University of Kitakyushu, Japan; Hiroyuki Yamanishi, Saga University, Japan; Jeremy Spearman, HR Wallingford Ltd., Wallingford, UK; and Joseph Z. Gailani, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Product Details

• Hardcover: 518 pages
• Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1 edition (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044453184X
• ISBN-13: 978-0444531841
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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