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GEOPHYSICAL HYDRAULICS


FLUVIAL HYDRAULICS

Stepped chute due to stones in Ushibuse river

The stepped channel was constructed in Meiji Period (more 100 years before). Artificial stepped channel was designed on the basis of a drop structure in France. In the case of stepped chute due to stones, even if concrete was not used as a segment, the structure has been remained.


By Youichi Yasuda