Reliability Analysis of Free Jet Scour Below Dams

Current formulas for calculating scour depth below of a free over fall are mostly deterministic in nature and do not adequately consider the uncertainties of various scouring parameters. A reliability-based assessment of scour, taking into account uncertainties of parameters and coefficients involve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chuanqi Li, Wei Wang, Shuai Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-12-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/14/12/2578