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

Johan C. Winterwerp, Walther G.M. van Kesteren
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      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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Johan C. Winterwerp, Walther G.M. van Kesteren EAN: 9780444515537 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 1130 g HEIGHT: 286 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Elsevier Science & Technology DATE PUBLISHED: 2004-08-20 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / Environmental Science, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy WIDTH: 221 cm SPINE:

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      Stratigraphy

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      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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Johan C. Winterwerp, Walther G.M. van Kesteren EAN: 9780444515537 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 1130 g HEIGHT: 286 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Elsevier Science & Technology DATE PUBLISHED: 2004-08-20 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / Environmental Science, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy WIDTH: 221 cm SPINE:

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      Stratigraphy

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