The process of infiltration may be quite complex due to non-uniformity of the initial moisture content and soil properties and it is a process governed by force of gravity and capillary action. This process affects surface runoff, soil erosion, and groundwater recharge. It is imp...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/41974
Experiments were conducted to determine the turbulent scale characteristics in a Patchy vegetated channel with gravel bed. The analyses include the autocorrelation functions and integral length scales of turbulent energy. The general trend in the integral length scale is an incre...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/40847
Velocity and turbulence measurements were performed in an open channel with patchy gravel and vegetated beds in order to further understand the transport processes and flow regimes that exist in open channels. The results of laboratory experiments that describe the mechanisms and...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/35306