Sediment Transport and Morphodynamics

Objectives

Introduction to the physical processes of sediment transport by flows and methods estimating sedimentary fluxes and the resulting changes in the bottom.

Description

I. Geomorphology of coastlines and rivers
II. Local processes and morphodynamic models
III. Sediment properties
IV. Setting in motion
V. Modeling of Carriage Transport
VI. Transport modeling by suspension
VII. Multi-phase modelling approaches

Bibliography

- Principles of Sediment Transport in Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Seas, LC. Van Rijn 1990 Aqua Publications.

- Hydraulics of sediment transport, W.H. Graf 1984 Water Ressources Publications

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