Flow of River Tigris and its Effect on the Bed Sediment within Baghdad, Iraq

River Tigris is a major river in Iraq. Sediment at the bed of the river within a reach of about 18 km from the center of Baghdad upstream was investigated. Sixty five cross sections were surveyed, and 46 sediment samples were collected and analyzed. It was noticed that fine sand was dominant in the...

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Main Authors: Al-Ansari Nadhir, Ali Ammar A., Al-Suhail Qusay, Knutsson Sven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015-12-01
Series:Open Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eng.2015.5.issue-1/eng-2015-0054/eng-2015-0054.xml?format=INT