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International Journal of River Basin Management Volume 9, 2011 - Issue 2
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A simplified direct method for finding optimal stable trapezoidal channels

Said M. Easa Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5B 2K3Correspondence[email protected]
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Ali R. Vatankhah Department of Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering, University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, PO Box 4111, Karaj, Iran E-mail: [email protected]
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A. O. Abd El Halim Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1S 5B6 E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 85-92 | Received 13 Sep 2010, Accepted 21 Feb 2011, Published online: 18 Apr 2011

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