An Introduction to Flood Channel Stability Evaluation for Professional Engineers

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers interested in flood protection engineering. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL, 2. LEVELS OF DETAIL, 3. TECHNICAL APPROACHES AND THEIR APPLICATION, 4. ALLOWABLE VELOCITY AND SHEAR STRESS, 5. EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR CHANNEL PROPERTIES, 6. ANALYTICAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR CHANNEL PROPERTIES, 7. SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND SEDIMENT BUDGET, 8. SLOPE STABILITY, 9. MEANDER GEOMETRY, 10. BASINWIDE EVALUATION FOR SYSTEM REHABILITATION, 11. GENERAL STEPWISE APPROACH, 12. CHECKLIST OF ITEMS TO CONSIDER, 13. EXAMPLE OF QUALITATIVE EVALUATIONS.