1) A river is 100 m wide and 8 m deep. The bed slope is 1 m per 2 km. The median sediment size is 10 mm. Estimate (a) the critical shear stress, (b) the sediment bed load using the Du Boys equation and (c) the minimum stable sediment size.
1) A river is 100 m wide and 8 m deep. The bed slope is 1 m per 2 km. The median sediment size is 10 mm. Estimate (a) the critical shear stress, (b) the sediment bed load using the Du Boys equation and (c) the minimum stable sediment size.
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1) A river is 100 m wide and 8 m deep. The bed slope is 1
m per 2 km. The median sediment size is 10 mm.
Estimate (a) the critical shear stress, (b) the sediment bed
load using the Du Boys equation and (c) the minimum
stable sediment size.
Ans: a) 9.06 N/m^2 b) 0.15 m^3/s c) 37.5mm
2) Further downstream, the river in Problem 1 traverses a
plain where D50 = 0.5 mm. Estimate the total sediment
load. River dimensions are unchanged, Manning's n =
0.02.
Ans: 1.38 m^3/s (using Ackers-White)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F66da87bb-149b-4f89-8617-b4bd0439ae78%2Fa576b03e-d308-4177-b276-c4a11a028f72%2F7zymusl_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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1) A river is 100 m wide and 8 m deep. The bed slope is 1
m per 2 km. The median sediment size is 10 mm.
Estimate (a) the critical shear stress, (b) the sediment bed
load using the Du Boys equation and (c) the minimum
stable sediment size.
Ans: a) 9.06 N/m^2 b) 0.15 m^3/s c) 37.5mm
2) Further downstream, the river in Problem 1 traverses a
plain where D50 = 0.5 mm. Estimate the total sediment
load. River dimensions are unchanged, Manning's n =
0.02.
Ans: 1.38 m^3/s (using Ackers-White)
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