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The influence of geological conditions on erosion of unlined spillways in rock

View ORCID ProfileKurt Douglas, View ORCID ProfileSteven Pells, Robin Fell and View ORCID ProfileWilliam Peirson
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 51, 219-228, 19 March 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2017-087
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Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology: 51 (2)
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
Volume 51, Issue 2
May 2018
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The influence of geological conditions on erosion of unlined spillways in rock

Kurt Douglas, Steven Pells, Robin Fell and William Peirson
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 51, 219-228, 19 March 2018, https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2017-087
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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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    • Spillway flows for the cases investigated
    • Rock mass indices
    • Hydraulic and geological conditions controlling erosion within the spillway channel
    • Mechanisms controlling erosion
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