Abstract: The paper presents a semiempirical method to estimate the rate of scour of earth materials, supplementing existing empirical and semiempirical methods that only quantify maximum scour depth. The premise is that the rate ...

Abstract: Reservoir management strategy optimization requires benefit calculations based on reservoir storage, which is variable because of sedimentation. It is therefore necessary to express reservoir benefits as a function of ...

Abstract: The planning, design, and construction of hydropower dams are occurring at a rapid pace in the Mekong/Lancang River Basin in Southeast Asia. For years the river and its tributaries transported an average of 160 million ...