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This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers, planners and flood control managers interested in flood channel stability evaluation. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL 2. LEVELS OF DETAIL 3. TECHNICAL APPROACHES AND THEIR APPLICATION 4. ALLOWABLE VELOCITY AND SHEAR STRESS 5. EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR CHANNEL PROPERTIES 6. ANALYTICAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR CHANNEL PROPERTIES 7. SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND SEDIMENT BUDGET 8. SLOPE STABILITY 9. MEANDER GEOMETRY 10. BASINWIDE EVALUATION FOR SYSTEM REHABILITATION 11. GENERAL STEPWISE APPROACH 12. CHECKLIST OF ITEMS TO CONSIDER 13. EXAMPLE OF QUALITATIVE EVALUATIONS.

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Paul Guyer is a registered civil engineer, mechanical engineer, fire protection engineer and architect with 35 years of experience designing buildings and related infrastructure. For an additional 9 years he was a principal staff advisor to the California Legislature on capital outlay and infrastructure issues. He is a graduate of Stanford University and has held numerous national, state and local offices with the American Society of Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineering Institute and National Society of Professional Engineers. He is a Fellow of ASCE, AEI and CABE (U.K.).

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