Long-Term Morphodynamics of Alluvial Rivers and Coasts
The morphology of rivers, estuaries and coasts is the result of a randomly forced multi-scale nonlinear process. Its prediction at spatial and temporal scales which are much larger than those of the underlying water and sediment motion is rather non-trivi
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Series Editors: The Rectors of CISM Sandor Kaliszky - Budapest Mahir Sayir - Zurich Wilhelm Schneider - Wien The Secretary General of CISM Giovanni Bianchi - Milan Executive Editor Carlo Tasso- Udine
The series presents lecture notes, monographs, edited works and proceedings in the field of Mechanics, Engineering, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. Purpose of the series is to make known in the international scientific and technical community results obtained in some of the activities organized by CISM, the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences.
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR MECHANICAL SCIENCES COURSES AND LECTURES - No. 409
ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF MECHANICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE PROCEEDINGS OF CISM 30th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE UDINE, May 29, 1999
EDITEDBY GIOVANNI BIANCHI POLITECNICO DI MILANO AND CISM
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This volume contains 68 illustrations
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whether the whole or part of the material is concemed specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photocopying machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. © 1999 by Springer-Verlag Wien Originally published by CISM, Udine in 1999. SPIN 10733045 ISBN 978-3-211-83152-6 ISBN 978-3-7091-2492-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-2492-5
In order to make this volume available as economically and as rapidly as possible the authors' typescripts have been reproduced in their original forms. This method unfortunately has its typographical limitations but it is hoped that they in no way distract the reader.
PREFACE
In 1999 the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences celebrates thirty years of activity. For this celebration CISM has decided to organize a series of courses and meetings on environmental problems, one of the leading subjects today of theoretical and applied research ali over the world. The results obtained directly influence our daily life, particularly in applications for protection from pollution and natural hazards. The most significant of the events planned is this May 29 Conference on "Environmental Applications of Mechanics and Computer Science", where prominent scientists in the field present significant examples of the scientific approqch to large scale phenomena involved in environmental problems. The disposal of nuclear waste is a major preoccupation in the world today. One project plans the encapsulation of transuranic waste in caverns excavated in bedded salt formations. The success of the operation requires a sure knowledge of the creep properties of rock salt. Bodner et al. investigate this aspect ofthe problem in their paper "Mechanics Applied to the Underground Storage of Radioactive Waste Materials". The study of the morphology of rivers, estuaries and coasts addresses a randomly forced multiscale non/inear process. A rational description and prediction of the behaviour and evolution of these geographic elements re/ies on the use of space and time scales very much larger than those n
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