简介:ThetheoreticalconditionsforthebenddevelopmentorattenuationhavebeenreviewedandtestedforastudyreachoftheMeghnariver.Thefieldobservationsinthenaturalalluvialmeanderdonotsupportthetheoriesdevelopedforbenddevelopment.Thelimitationsofthetheorytoapplyinthenaturalmeanderingriverarediscussed.