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A new experiments-based methodology to define the stability threshold for any vehicle exposed to flooding

Eduardo Martínez-GomarizDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FLUMEN Research Institute, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Manuel GómezDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FLUMEN Research Institute, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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Beniamino RussoDepartment of Civil Engineering, Group of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Technical College of La Almunia (EUPLA), University of Zaragoza, Spain
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Slobodan DjordjevićCollege of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Centre for Water Systems, University of Exeter, United KingdomORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1682-1383
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Pages 930-939 | Received 18 Apr 2016, Accepted 26 Feb 2017, Published online: 22 Mar 2017

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