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Method for the preliminary design of Piano Key Weirs

Méthode de pré-dimensionnement pour les déversoirs en touches de piano

O. Machiels HACH unit,Department ArGEnCo, University of Liege – Chemin des chevreuils, 1, B52/3, B-4000Liege, Liege, Belgium; Fund for educationto Industrial and Agricultural Research
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S. Erpicum HACH unit,Department ArGEnCo, University of Liege – Chemin des chevreuils, 1, B52/3, B-4000Liege, Liege, Belgium
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P. Archambeau HACH unit,Department ArGEnCo, University of Liege – Chemin des chevreuils, 1, B52/3, B-4000Liege, Liege, Belgium
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B. J. Dewals HACH unit,Department ArGEnCo, University of Liege – Chemin des chevreuils, 1, B52/3, B-4000Liege, Liege, Belgium
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M. Pirotton HACH unit,Department ArGEnCo, University of Liege – Chemin des chevreuils, 1, B52/3, B-4000Liege, Liege, Belgium
Pages 14-18 | Published online: 13 Nov 2012

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