Research Article
Nov 1981
Laboratory Investigation of Ebb Tidal Shoals
Authors: Ben L. Sill, M.ASCE, Stuart D. Whiteside, AM.ASCE, and John S. Fisher, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division
Volume 107, Issue 4
Abstract
The morphology of ebb tidal shoals has received considerable attention in the last few years, but no generally applicable techniques have evolved to predict shoal development. This engineering study is a first step in that direction. Shoals were generated in a laboratory basin and the basin controlling parameters were identified. Results indicate that the inlet behaves as a two dimensional turbulent jet and that inlet width, discharge velocity, and critical sediment velocity govern the equilibrium shoal dimensions. This preliminary study also suggests that the development of shoal length and width are governed by different transport mechanisms. Resolution of such possibilities requires more detailed studies.
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Journal of the Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division
Volume 107 • Issue 4 • November 1981
Pages: 233 - 242
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© 1981 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1981
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Ben L. Sill, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Clemson Univ., Clemson, S. C.
Stuart D. Whiteside, AM.ASCE
Research Asst., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Clemson Univ., Clemson, S. C.
John S. Fisher, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Clemson Univ., Clemson, S. C.
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