Effects of Particle Size and Bulk Density on Erosion of Quartz Particles
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 124, Issue 12
Abstract
Experiments have been done in order to determine the effects of particle size and bulk density on the erosion of quartz particles. Average particle sizes ranged from 5 to 1,350 μm, while bulk densities ranged from approximately 1.65 to 1.95 g/cm3. For the larger particles, the sediments behaved in a noncohesive manner, i.e., they consolidated rapidly and the surface eroded particle by particle. For the smaller particles, the sediments behaved in a cohesive manner, i.e., they consolidated relatively slowly and the surface eroded in chunks. Erosion rates were a very strong decreasing function of density for the finer particles and were essentially independent of density for the larger particles. For a particular bulk density and shear stress and as the particle size increased, the erosion rate increased rapidly for the smaller particles, reached a maximum, and then decreased rapidly for the larger particles. Critical stresses for erosion were strongly dependent on particle size and, for the smaller particles, were also strongly dependent on bulk density.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 124 • Issue 12 • December 1998
Pages: 1261 - 1267
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Copyright © 1998 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Dec 1, 1998
Published in print: Dec 1998
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