Modes of Bed-Load Movement on a Smooth Rigid Surface
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 137, Issue 10
Abstract
Sediment grains transported as supply-limited bed load on a rigid surface move either discretely or collectively as bed forms, with significantly different effective grain speeds and active storage volumes. The adopted mode has implications for sediment sorting and heavy mineral placer formation, dispersal of grain-associated pollutants, and accumulation and flushing of sediment deposits in unlined canals and sewers. The threshold condition between the two modes has been established for a smooth surface from flume experiments with different sediment types, flow conditions, and sediment supply rates. This is expressed in terms of a relationship between the sediment movability number, a dimensionless bed load parameter, and a grain shear Reynolds number.
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Acknowledgments
This work was partially supported by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. Suggestions by three anonymous reviewers have been incorporated and are acknowledged.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 137 • Issue 10 • October 2011
Pages: 1283 - 1286
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Aug 4, 2010
Accepted: Feb 3, 2011
Published online: Feb 4, 2011
Published in print: Oct 1, 2011
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