Flow and Sediment Transport in Curved Channels with Nonuniform Bed Material

by A. Jacob Odgaard, Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA,
Sheng-Chuan Hsu, Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Water Forum '86: World Water Issues in Evolution

Abstract:

Described is a scheme for controlling the exchange of grain sizes between bed and bed load in a curved alluvial channel. The scheme is an integral part of a model for simulating spatial distributions of depth, sediment transport and bed-material composition in meandering rivers.

Subject Headings: River and stream beds | Alluvial channels | Sediment transport | Bed materials | Bed loads | Meandering rivers and streams | Water supply systems

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