Sediment Size and Fall Velocity Effects on Longshore Sediment Transport

Abstract

To present a method for estimating the dimensionless proportionality factor K used in the relationship for predicting cohensionless longshore sediment transport as given in the Shore Protection Manual (SPM) (1984) and presented as follows (Equation 4-48): I(l) = K P (ls) The suggested relationship for K will allow SPM equation (4-48) to be extended to sand beaches with varying sediment size and to non-sand beaches(i.e. shell, cobble) where sediment fall velocity is known.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1985
Accession Number
AD1003843

Entities

People

  • Julie D. Rosati

Organizations

  • United States Army

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calcium Compounds
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Grain Size
  • Models
  • New York
  • Oceanographic Engineering
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Shore Protection
  • South Africa
  • Transport Ships
  • Viscosity

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  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Geotechnical Engineering.