Mountain stream hydraulics (HOE)

Informations générales

  • ECTS

    ECTS 1.5

Content(s)

General remarks on mountain streams and debris flows.

Sediment transport: bed-load and debris flows. Streamwise profile of a mountain streams: general evolution, confluence, effect of sand mining ...

Mountain stream hydraulics: the critical flow regime, braided streams, transition for alluvial river to rock outcrop  situations ...

Civil engineering works in mountain streams

Prerequisites :
Catchment hydrology
Hydraulics

Test

Final 2h exam

Calendar

S1

Additional Information

12 h CM + 2 h DS

Bibliography

Ph. LEFORT 'Transport solide dans le lit des cours d'eau /Dynamique fluviale' - Cours polycopié de l'ENSHMG, 1995

French State controlled diploma conferring a Master's degree

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