transport_models

Sediment Transport Models - Kevin


 * Preliminary Outline:**

Sediment Transport Models
 * 1) Types of modeling
 * 2) Mathematical, deterministic (This was done by the last guy to do this topic. I don’t want to add too much to it, but I’ll review it)
 * 3) Mathematical, probabilistic (This is an intriguing alternative to deterministic models, and seems appropriate to something as chaotic as sediment transport)
 * 4) Physical (I’ve been working with physical hydraulic models lately, and it’s sparked my interest. Nothing on this topic was done last time)
 * 5) Computer/Numeric (I think the last guy did this pretty well. I’ll review, but add little if anything, except possibly numeric stochastic calculations)
 * 6) Connection of physical and probabilistic models (I think physical and probabilistic models are well suited to go together. In labs and nature, we don’t observe math, we observe outcomes, and they are rarely deterministic in this field. This is a transition section)
 * 7) Basics of stochastic models (I still need to learn these, and can’t say much yet)
 * 8) Review of modeling and similitude (For non-engineers. This will largely come from the textbook, and I’ll stick with what they need to know)
 * 9) Physical Modeling of Sediment Transport
 * 10) As calibration of math models (I’ve seen data measurements cited as important for this reason, so I’ll explore how this works)
 * 11) As independent model (Physical models are not subservient to math or computer models. What can we learn directly from them? How are they designed and used?)
 * 12) Conclusions (Presumably I will generate some ;) )


 * Preliminary Listings:**

Nepf, Heidi. //1.061 Transport Processes in the Environment, Fall 2008//. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), @http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/civil-and-environmental-engineering/1-061-transport-processes-in-the-environment-fall-2008 (Accessed 9 Feb, 2014). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA

Moore, A. //Fluvial Sediment Transport//, [] (Accessed 9 Feb, 2014)

Liu, Zhou. //Sediment Transport//, 2001 [] (Accessed 9 Feb, 2014)

Warner, John C, et al, “//Development of a three-dimensional, regional, coupled wave,// //current, and sediment-transport model//”, Computers & Geosciences 34 (2008) 1284–1306

Li, Michael Z, and Carl L. Amos, “//SEDTRANS96: Upgrade and Calibration of the GSC Sediment Transport Model//”, 1997, Geological Survey of Canada

Van Rijn, Leo C. “//Sediment Transport, Part I: Bed Load Transport//”, 1984, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 110: 1431-1456

Van Rijn, Leo C. “//Sediment Transport, Part II: Suspended Load Transport//”, 1984, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 110: 1613-1641

Van Rijn, Leo C. “//Sedimentation Engineering for Rivers and Reservoirs, Model for Sedimentation Predictions//”, 1981

Einstein, Hans Albert. “//The Bed-Load Function for Sediment Transportation in Open Channel Flows//”, Technical Bulletin No. 1026, September 1950, US Department of Agriculture

Duan, Jennifer G,and Brian D. Barkdoll, “//Surface-Based Fractional Transport Predictor: Determionistic or Stochastic//”, 2008, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, p350-353

Wang, Guangqian, et al. “//Analysis of Suspecded Sediment Transport in Open-Channel Flows: Kinetic-Model-Based Simulation//”, 2008, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, p328-339

Novak, P., and J Cabelka. “//Models in Hydraulic Engineering: Physical Principles and Design Applications//”, 1981, Pitman Advanced Publishing Program, Boston.

//More forthcoming TBD//

Thorne, Colin R, Robert C. MacArthur, and Jeffrey B. Bradley, eds. //The Physics of Sediment Transport by Wind and Water//. 1988. American Society of Civil Engineers, New York.

Gyr, A. and K. Hoyer. //Sediment Transport: A Geophysical Phenomenon//. 2006. Springer. Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Yalin, M. Selim. //Mechanics of Sediment Transport//. 1977. Pergamon Press. New York.

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