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Books

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (2001): "Fluvial Processes". IAHR Monograph, IAHR, Delft, The Netherlands, 197 pages.

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (2001): "Fluvial Processes - Solutions Manual". Supplement to the IAHR Monograph "Fluvial Processes", IAHR, Delft, The Netherlands, 83 pages.
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Articles in Books

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (1994): "On the initiation of bed deformation of a meandering stream". in "Sediment Transport Mechanisms in Coastal Environments and Rivers, EUROMECH 310", M. Belorgey, R.D. Rajaona, J.F.A. Sleath eds., World Scientific Publishing, pp. 332-342.


Journal Publications

Neyshabouri, A.A.S., da Silva, A.M.F., Barron, R. (2003): "Numerical simulation of scour by a free falling jet". Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 533-539.

Neyshabouri, A.A.S., Barron, R., da Silva, A.M.F. (2001): "Numerical simulation of scour by a wall jet". Water Engineering Research, Korea Water Resources Association, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, pp. 179-185.

da Silva, A.M.F., Bolisetti, T. (2000): "A method for the formulation of Reynolds number functions". Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 4, Aug., pp. 829-833.

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (2000): "Computation of regime channels on thermodynamic basis". Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 57-63.

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F (1999): "Regime channels in cohesionless alluvium". Special Issue on River Morphology, Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 37, No. 6, pp. 725-742.

da Silva, A.M.F. (1999): "Friction factor of meandering flows". Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 125, No. 7, July, pp. 779-783.

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (1997): "On the computation of equilibrium channels in cohesionless alluvium". Journal of Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, JSCE, Vol. 15, No. 2, Dec., pp. 1-13.

da Silva, A.M.F., Yalin, M.S. (1997): "Laboratory measurements in sine-generated meandering channels". International Journal of Sediment Research, International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation, IRTCES, Vol. 12, No. 2, Aug., pp. 92-104.

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (1992): "Horizontal turbulence and alternate bars". Journal of Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, JSCE, Vol. 9, No. 2, Jan., pp. 47-58.


Invited Conference Papers

da Silva, A.M.F. (2004): "Current developments in understanding river morphology and their practical application". Proc. 3rd International Conference on Natural Channel Systems, Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 27-30, (10 p.) (CD-ROM)

da Silva, A.M.F. (2004): "Variation of meandering flow and erosion-deposition patterns with sinuosity". Invited Paper, Proc. 6th International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering, ICHE-2004, Brisbane, Australia, May 31-June 3, (10 p.) (CD-ROM).

da Silva, A.M.F., Yalin, M.S. (2002): "Stream morphology in the light of the second law and turbulence". Invited Paper, Special Symposium on River Sedimentation and Morphodynamic Processes", Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering, ICHE-2002, Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 18-21.

da Silva, A.M.F. (1998): "An expression for the friction factor of meandering flows". Invited Paper, Proc. 3rd International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering, ICHE'98, Cottbus/Berlin, Aug. 31- Sept. 3, 8 pages (CD-ROM).

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (1997): "On the determination of regime channels in cohesionless alluvium". Invited General Lecture, Proc. Conference on Management of Landscapes Disturbed by Channel Incision, Oxford, Mississippi, May 20-22, pp. 77-86.

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (1995): "On the mechanics of flow in sine-generated meandering streams". Invited Paper, Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering, ICHE'95, Beijing, March 22-26, pp. 1807-1814.

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (1993): "Determination of bed topography of meandering streams". Invited Paper, Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering, ICHE'93, Washington D.C., June 7-11, pp. 1301-1308.


Contributed Conference Papers

da Silva, A.M.F. (2003): "A computational method for the determination of regime channel characteristics". Proc. 16th Hydrotechnical Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), October 22-24, Burlington, Canada (In Press).

da Silva, A.M.F., Zhang, Y. (2003): "Determination of friction factor over a bed covered by dunes". Proc. 16th Hydrotechnical Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), October 22-24, Burlington, Canada (In Press).

da Silva, A.M.F., Habibullah, S.M. B. (2003): "Migration and expansion of meander loops: a simulation model". Proc. XXX IAHR Congress, Thessaloniki, Aug. 24-29 (In Press).

da Silva, A.M.F., Yalin, M.S., El-Tahawy, T., Tape, W.D. (2001): "Patterns of flow in meandering channels of varying sinuosity". Proc. XXIX IAHR Congress, Beijing, Sept. 17-21, pp. 251-257.

Yalin, M.S., da Silva. A.M.F. (2001): "Variational approach to the determination of meandering flows". Proc. XXIX IAHR Congress, Beijing, Sept. 17-21, 231-237.

da Silva. A.M.F., Tape, W.D., El-Tahawy, T. (2001): "Mechanics of turbulent flow in meandering channels of varying sinuosity: an experimental study". Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, CSCE, Victoria, May 30-June 2, 7 pages (CD-ROM).

Neyshabouri, A.A.S., Barron, R., da Silva, A.M.F. (2001): "Numerical prediction of scour by a free falling jet". Proc. 9th Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, CFD 2001, Kitchener, Ontario, May 27-29, 5 pages (CD-ROM).

Neyshabouri, A.A.S., Barron, R., da Silva, A.M.F. (2000): "Numerical simulation of scour by a wall jet". Proc. 4th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, ICHE-2000, Seoul, Korea, Sept. 26-29, 8 pages (CD-ROM).

da Silva, A.M.F., Ackert, S. (2000): "BHS-STABLE: A computer program for design of stable channels". Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, CSCE, London, June 7-10, 7 pages (CD-ROM).

da Silva, A.M.F., Zhang, Y. (1999): "On the steepness of dunes and determination of alluvial stream friction factor". Proc. XXVIII IAHR Congress, Graz, Austria, Aug. 22-27, 1999, 7 pages (CD-ROM).

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (1999): "A method for computation of regime channel defining characteristics". Proc. XXVIII IAHR Congress, Graz, Austria, Aug. 22-27, 1999, 6 pages (CD-ROM).

da Silva, A.M.F. (1997): "A method for computation of regime channels". Proc. Conference on Management of Landscapes Disturbed by Channel Incision, Mississippi, May 20-22, pp. 581-586.

da Silva, A.M.F., Pollard, A. (1995): " Prediction of turbulent, meandering streams". CFD'95, Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, CFD'95, Banff, Alberta, June 25-27.

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (1991): "Computer simulation of suspended load transport". Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Transport of Suspended Sediments and its Mathematical Modelling, Florence, Sept. 2-5, pp. 287-292.

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (1991): "On the formation of alternate bars". Proceedings, EUROMECH 262 Colloquium on Sand Transport in Rivers, Estuaries and the Sea, R. Soulsby and R. Bettess eds., A.A. Balkema.


Other

da Silva, A.M.F.: "Review of River Mechanics by Pierre Y. Julien". Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 129, No. 11, pp. 923-924.

Yalin, M.S., da Silva, A.M.F. (2001): "Reply by the authors" to the discussion by I.A. Benson and E.M. Valentine of the paper "Computation of regime channel characteristics on a thermodynamic basis", Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 333-335.