Introduction to the Physics of Cohesive Sediment Dynamics in the Marine Environment

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Elsevier, 2004 M08 20 - 576 pages
This book is an introduction to the physical processes of cohesive sediment in the marine environment. It focuses on highly dynamic systems, such as estuaries and coastal seas. Processes on the continental shelf are also discussed and attention is given to the effects of chemistry, biology and gas.The process descriptions are based on hydrodynamic and soil mechanic principles, which integrate at the soil-water interface. This approach is substantiated through a classification scheme of sediment occurrences in which distinction is made between cohesive and granular material. Emphasis is also placed on the important interactions between turbulent flow and cohesive sediment suspensions, and on the impact of flow-induced forces on the stability of the seabed.

An overview of literature on cohesive sediment dynamics is presented and a number of new developments are highlighted, in particular in relation to floc formation, settling and sedimentation, consolidation, bed failure and liquefaction and erosion of the bed. Moreover, it presents a summary on methods and techniques to measure the various sediment properties necessary to quantify the various parameters in the physical-mathematical model descriptions. A number of examples and case studies have been included.

 

Contents

1 Introduction
1
2 Boundary layer flow
5
3 The nature of cohesive sediment
29
4 Flocculation processes
87
5 Settling and sedimentation
121
6 Sedimentfluid interaction
161
7 Selfweight consolidation
211
8 Mechanical behaviour
253
11 Gas in cohesive sediment
397
References
429
Nomenclature
A-1
Definitions and useful relations
B-1
Measuring techniques
C-1
Tensor analysis
D-1
The 1DV Point model
E-1
Subject index
1

9 Erosion and entrainment
343
10 Biological effects
383

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