Side Weir Flow on a Movable Bed
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 6
Abstract
Side weirs are hydraulic structures widely used for flow control in rivers and canals. Whenever the water level rises above the side weir crest elevation, a fraction of the main flow is diverted so that the water discharge flowing downstream in the main channel is reduced. In movable bed channels, the lateral outflow may have significant interactions with the sediment transport processes affecting the side weir flow. The spilled discharge creates a reduction of the downstream sediment transport capacity with a consequent deposition in the side weir proximity. In addition, sediment in the main channel can be diverted into the lateral branch. To investigate these interactions, experimental data at the laboratory scale have been collected and analyzed. The increase of the spilled discharge induced by the local sediment deposition is described according to the classical De Marchi hypothesis. Furthermore, the sediment transport leaving the main channel through the lateral structure is modeled in terms of the stream power associated with the bed-shear stress. Results allow for prediction of the bed dynamics and for the development of new design criteria.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 142 • Issue 6 • June 2016
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Received: May 12, 2014
Accepted: Nov 5, 2015
Published online: Feb 25, 2016
Published in print: Jun 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Jul 25, 2016
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