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Equilibrium scour pattern around tandem piers at an intermediate below-critical inflow velocity

By: Harshvardhan and  Deo Raj Kaushal  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2025-0032 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
Language: English
Page range: 412 - 442
Submitted on: Sep 21, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 4, 2025
Published on: Dec 18, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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