Experimental study of sediment wash-off process over urban road and its dependence on particle size distribution

Yang Xiao1, Bin Luan2, Taotao Zhang1

  • 1Institute of Water Science and Technology, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China E-mail: sediment_lab@hhu.edu.cn; State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.

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