Song, Charles C. S.Zen, Yifan2011-08-292011-08-291987-04https://hdl.handle.net/11299/113963When there is a significant change in discharge or sediment load, due to flood or construction of a reservoir for example, erosion and deposition cause the geometry of an alluvial channel to change rapidly. in order to achieve a new equi1ibrium condition. Because the process is a highly complex mu1ti-component, multi-dimensional, and time dependent process its complete mathematical modeling is not feasible at the present time.en-USReport