Comparison of Erodibility Parameters for Cohesive Streambank Soils between In Situ Jet Test Device and Laboratory Conduit Flume
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 148, Issue 1
Abstract
Several methods have been developed to estimate critical shear stress and the erodibility coefficient for cohesive stream banks/beds. This research compares estimates of these parameters between an in situ minijet device and a laboratory pressurized conduit flume. Estimates for between the two devices for the same soils were in general agreement compared with , especially for shear magnitudes greater than 5 Pa and consolidated soil with moisture contents greater than 20%. However, erodibility estimates between devices were significantly different. Operation of the minijet device applied a unique multiple-pressure setting (MPS) procedure that accounts for the change in soil properties with depth from the bank face. Both the minijet MPS approach and a conduit flume appeared to reduce the effect of surface subaerial process on erodibility parameter measurements, where and estimates were more similar compared with single-pressure test estimates using the Blaisdell, iterative solution, and scour depth solution computational procedures. Findings suggest and estimates are dependent on the device hydraulics, computational method, and soil properties.
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Acknowledgments
This research was funded by Grant No. RES#2013-36 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). The authors would also like to thank Robert Thomas of USDA and Dr. Garey Fox at North Carolina State University for sharing spreadsheets to analyze the jet test device field data. Construction of the minijet device and conduit flume test chamber was completed by Ken Thomas and Larry Roberts at the University of Tennessee Civil Engineering Machine Shop. We appreciated an initial review of the manuscript by Dr. Thanos Papanicolaou, and his assistance with Dr. Chris Wilson on pressure conduit flume operations. Student field assistance was provided by Mollika Roy. We thank Dr. Daniel Yoder for review of the study design and results.
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