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Principles of sediment transport in rivers, estuaries and coastal seas / Leo C. van Rijn.

By: Rijn, L. C. van.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oldemarkt, Netherlands : Aqua Publications, 1993Description: vi, various pagings : ill. ; 30 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 9080035629.Subject(s): Sediment transport | River sedimentsDDC classification: 551.353
Contents:
Introduction -- Fluid velocities and bed shear stresses -- Fluid and sediment properties -- Initiation of motion -- Bed Forms -- Effective bed roughness -- Bed material suspension and transport in steady uniform currents -- Bed material suspension and transport in waves -- Bed material suspension and transport in combined waves and currents -- Bed material transport, erosion and deposition in non-steady and non-uniform flow -- Transport of cohesive materials -- Mathematical models of sediment transport -- Measuring instruments for sediment transport, settling velocity and wet bulk density.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Fluid velocities and bed shear stresses -- Fluid and sediment properties -- Initiation of motion -- Bed Forms -- Effective bed roughness -- Bed material suspension and transport in steady uniform currents -- Bed material suspension and transport in waves -- Bed material suspension and transport in combined waves and currents -- Bed material transport, erosion and deposition in non-steady and non-uniform flow -- Transport of cohesive materials -- Mathematical models of sediment transport -- Measuring instruments for sediment transport, settling velocity and wet bulk density.