Measurements of Sediment Erosion and Transport with the Adjustable Shear Stress Erosion and Transport Flume

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 862-871

  Roberts, Jesse D ^a   Jepsen, Richard A ^a   James, Scott C ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed load; Erosion; Flumes; Measurement; Sediment transport; Suspended load

Indexed keywords

EROSION; QUARTZ; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; SCOUR; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; SAND; SEDIMENTS; TURBIDITY;

BED LOAD; FLUME; GRAIN DIAMETER; MEASUREMENTS OF; SEDIMENT EROSION; SOIL AND SEDIMENT; STRESS EROSION; STRESS TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED LOADS; WATER-WATER;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; EROSION;

AQUATIC HABITATS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

FLUME; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; QUARTZ; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENDED LOAD;

BEDLOAD; FLUME EXPERIMENT; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; QUARTZ; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENDED LOAD;

EID: 0344530473     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2003)129:11(862)     Document Type: Article

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