A Surface-Based Transport Model for Sand and Gravel
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Hydraulic Engineering
Volume
129
Issue
2
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Keywords
surface-based transport model, sand, gravel
First Page
120
Last Page
128
Abstract
We present a transport model for mixed sand/gravel sediments. Fractional transport rates are referenced to the size distribution of the bed surface, rather than subsurface, making the model completely explicit and capable of predicting transient conditions. The model is developed using a new data set of 48 coupled observations of flow, transport, and bed surface grain size using five different sediments. The model incorporates a hiding function that resolves discrepancies observed among earlier hiding functions. The model uses the full size distribution of the bed surface, including sand, and incorporates a nonlinear effect of sand content on gravel transport rate not included in previous models. The model shares some common elements with two previous surface-based transport models, but differs in using the full surface size distribution and in that it is directly developed from a relatively comprehensive data set with unambiguous measurement of surface grain size over a range of flow, transport rate, and sediments.
Recommended Citation
Wilcock, P.R. and Crowe, J.C., 2003 A surface-based transport model for sand and gravel, J. Hydraulic Engineering. 129(2), 120-128.
