On the scaling of sediment transport in the nearshore

On the scaling of sediment transport in the nearshore

Henriquez, M.
Reniers, A.J.H.M.
Ruessink, B.G.
Stive, M.J.F.
Stanton, T.P.
Foster, D.L.

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

2009-02-20

Scale relations are necessary to choose proper sediment for physical models. The use of lightweight artificial sediment makes it possible to preserve the Reynolds number, Shields number and relative settling velocity altogether. There is also the possibility to preserve the Shields number in combination with the Dean number which would be more suitable in the case of significant wave breaking. Both cases have significant scale effects. A physical model test showed that the scale relations are useful under restricted conditions.

nearshore physical model
scaling rules
scaling criteria
artificial sediment
lightweight sediment

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9789078046073

International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling to Port and Coastal Protection - Coastlab '08, 2-5 July 2008, Bari, Italy ; pre-print version

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