Fluvial Hydrodynamics

This book incorporates theoretical development and applied technology to examine sediment dynamics in turbulent flows, hydrodynamics and particle motion, characteristics of sediment motion, and local scour problems in hydraulic structures and scale models.

The state-of-the-art in fluvial hydrodynamics can be examined only through a careful exploration of the theoretical development and applied engineering technology. The book is primarily focused, since most up-to-date research findings in the field are presented, on the research aspects that involve a comprehensive knowledge of sediment dynamics in turbulent flows. It begins with the fundamentals of hydrodynamics and particle motion followed by turbulence characteristics related to sediment motion. Then, the sediment dynamics is analysed from a classical perspective by applying the mean bed shear approach and additionally incorporating a statistical description for the role of turbulence. The work finally examines the local scour problems at hydraulic structures and scale models. It is intended to design as a course textbook in graduate / research level and a guide for the field engineers as well, keeping up with modern technological developments. Therefore, as a simple prerequisite, the background of the readers should have a basic knowledge in hydraulics in undergraduate level and an understanding of fundamentals of calculus.

Contains all the latest research developments in hydrodynamics of sediment transport Provides selective numerical examples related to the practical field problems Can be used as a textbook for graduate/advanced undergraduate level courses Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Contenu
Introduction.- Hydrodynamic Principles.- Turbulence in Open Channel Flows.- Sediment Threshold.- Bed-Load Transport.- Suspended-Load Transport.- Total-Load Transport.- Bedforms.- River Processes: Meandering and Braiding.- Scour.- Dimensional Analysis and Similitude.