Incipient Motion in Gravel-Bed Rivers

by Peter C. Klingeman, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, United States,
Habib Matin, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Hydraulic Engineering

Abstract:

Incipient motion processes are reviewed for bed material in gravel-bed rivers. Prediction difficulties are identified. Research results are reported for field and flume studies to investigate general bed-load transport, incipient motion, flushing flows, sizes of dislodged particles compared to bed material sizes, and effects of particle shape. Suggestions are given for evaluating incipient motion.

Subject Headings: River and stream beds | Bed materials | Motion (dynamics) | Rivers and streams | Sediment transport | Bed loads | Particle size distribution | Materials processing

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