Research Article
Nov 1972
Statistical Properties of Missouri River Bed Forms
Authors: V. S. Shastri Annambhotla, M.ASCE, William W. Sayre, M.ASCE, and Robert H. Livesey, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division
Volume 98, Issue 4
Abstract
A logarithmic resistance relationship for flow near rough boundaries was formulated which relates bed form dimensions to flow resistance in large alluvial channels with dune beds. Bed profile data, obtained from a reach of the Missouri River at Omaha, NE, were analyzed statistically to obtain characteristic bed form dimensions. Different statistical techniques were explored and the zero-crossing distances and amplitudes analysis is shown to be the one best suited for this investigation. Estimates of bed form dimensions obtained form the preceding analyses together with frequency distributions of bed elevations, wave lengths, amplitudes and heights of the dune bed forms are presented. A plot of the bed form friction factor versus a modified relative roughness parameter incorporating statistical estimates of bed form dimensions is presented and is shown to be roughly consistent with the Karman-Prandtl logarithmic law.
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Journal of the Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division
Volume 98 • Issue 4 • November 1972
Pages: 489 - 510
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© 1972 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1972
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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V. S. Shastri Annambhotla, M.ASCE
Supervisor, Water Resources and Soil Mechanics Section, Sargent & Lundy Engrs., Chicago, Ill.
William W. Sayre, M.ASCE
Research Engr., Inst. of Hydr. Research, and Prof., Dept. of Mech. and Hydr., The Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Robert H. Livesey, M.ASCE
Supervisory Hydraulic Engr., Corps of Engrs., Omaha, Neb.
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