The stability of riprap for bridge abutments or embankments

The main objective of this research is to estimate the sizes of riprap (loose rock) on highway or railroad embankments approaching bridges, that would be stable in major floods. Two assumptions about the flow direction were made: one horizontal to the bridge abutment and the other normal to the proj...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marei, Khaled Mohammed Said
Other Authors: Laursen, Emmett M.
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 1988
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276676
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/276676