MODEL: Sediment Grain-Size Depth of Residence

Abstract

This technical note describes a screening-level computer model for determining the water depth at which a normally distributed sand/coarse-silt sediment becomes mobile. The mobilizing force is determined from a specified wave height, wave period, and superimposed current.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA365570

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Dredging
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Grain Size
  • Materials
  • New York
  • Open Water
  • Particles
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Shear Stresses
  • Water
  • Waterways

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.