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Title: Evaluation of bed load transport subject to high shear stress fluctuations
Authors: Cheng, Nian-Sheng
Tang, Hong-Wu
Zhu, Lijun
Keywords: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources
Issue Date: 2004
Source: Cheng, N. S., Tang, H. & Zhu, L. (2004). Evaluation of bed load transport subject to high shear stress fluctuations. Water Resources Research, 40.
Series/Report no.: Water resources research
Abstract: Many formulas available in the literature for computing sediment transport rates are often expressed in terms of time mean variables such as time mean bed shear stress or flow velocity, while effects of turbulence intensity, e. g., bed shear stress fluctuation, on sediment transport were seldom considered. This may be due to the fact that turbulence fluctuation is relatively limited in laboratory open-channel flows, which are often used for conducting sediment transport experiments. However, turbulence intensity could be markedly enhanced in practice. This note presents an analytical method to compute bed load transport by including effects of fluctuations in the bed shear stress. The analytical results obtained show that the transport rate enhanced by turbulence can be expressed as a simple function of the relative fluctuation of the bed shear stress. The results are also verified using data that were collected recently from specifically designed laboratory experiments. The present analysis is applicable largely for the condition of a flat bed that is comprised of uniform sand particles subject to unidirectional flows.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101738
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7682
ISSN: 0043–1397
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR003001
Schools: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
Rights: © 2004 AGU. This paper was published in Water Resources Research and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Geophysical Union . The paper can be found at the following DOI: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2003WR003001]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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