Transported Sediments

Mechanics and Geo-Environmental Impact
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4987-0939-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

This book covers the basics of transported sediments of all particle sizes and their associated impact on rivers, estuaries, alluvial fans, and coastal environments.

It provides an introductory but comprehensive coverage of the main aspects of sediment transport including: classification and properties, incipient motion, bed formation, estimates of bed-load, suspended and total sediment loads, cohesive sediment transport, geomorphology and fluvial processes, sediment sampling, sediment quality criteria, littoral transport and beach erosion, hyper-concentrated flows, aeolian transport, and sediment control structures.

It is written for upper level undergraduate and graduate students; civil, coastal and environmental engineers; and geologists and hydrogeologists. Emphasis is given to applications rather than theory or derivations of formulas. It is extensively supported by PowerPoint presentations, suggested learning assignment projects/quizzes and learning assessment rubrics for adopting course instructors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scarlatos, Panagiotis D.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Dämme, Wasserspeicher und Talsperren (Bauingenieurwesen)
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Sediment Properties and Classification. Hydrodynamics and Dimensional Analysis. Particle Incipient Motion. Analysis of Stable Canals. Bed Formation and Resistance to Flow. Estimation of Bed Load Rates. Estimation of Suspended and Total Sediments Load. Geomorphology and Fluvial Processes. Cohesive Sediment Transport. Sediment Sampling Methods. Sediment Quality Criteria. Littoral Transport and Beach Erosion. Hyper-Concentrated Flows. Sediment Control Structures. Aeolian Transport.

Über Autor(innen)

Panagiotis D. Scarlatos earned his diploma degree (1972) and doctorate degree (1981) in civil engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. In 1989 he joined Florida Atlantic University as a faculty member of the Ocean Engineering Department before moving to the Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Department. He is currently a professor in the same department and director of the Center for Intermodal Transportation Safety and Security. He has written more than 130 technical publications, and has served as an expert witness in a variety of national and international cases pertaining to water resources and related infrastructure.