Incipient Velocity of non-uniform sediment in sloping river bends

Abstract

A model for incipient movement of sediment in rolling pattern was established. In this model, the starting of sediment particles under low transport rate, the exposure degree of sediment, the lateral slope of water surface and the effect of transverse circulating current induced by the hydraulic structure of bend flow were fully considered. A theoretical formula for the incipient velocity of non-cohesive and non-uniform sediment in sloping river bends was developed. The results from the theoretical formula compared well with the experimental data.

Keywords

sloping river bend / non-uniform sediment / exposure degree / low transport rate of starting

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