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Sediment Transport Model on Estuary and Coastal Engineering

  • Dou, Xiping;Li, Tilai
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.08a
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    • pp.24-30
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    • 2002
  • With the economic development in China, the utilization of silty and muddy coasts including the construction of deepwater harbors and channels are being carried out at a fast pace. In these projects, the key technology involved is sediment transport. Due to the complication of sediment problems under the actions of tidal currents and wind waves, physical experiments are necessary In addition to numerical model studies. (omitted)

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A Study of Siltation in a Small Harbor (소규모 항만의 퇴사기구에 관한 연구)

  • Yoon, Seong-Jin;Kim, Kyu-Han
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.39 no.11 s.172
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    • pp.961-968
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    • 2006
  • Since a small harbor is often located near surf zone areas which have great influences of sediment transport, there is a great possibility that the sediment will be deposited inside of the harbor. The sediment transport occurring around the harbor entrance can't be explained by the wind wave and wave induced current. In this study, it was investigated the mechanism of the entrainment of sediment into a small harbor with permeable breakwater using hydraulic experiments in 3D wave basin. It is found out that the significant sediment entrainment produced when the mode of oscillation in the harbor became the 1st mode. In the case where the incident wave period was shorter than the period that caused higher mode oscillation in harbor, only a little amount of sediment entrainment took place. The vortex shedding from the top of secondary breakwater played very important roll in the entrainment of sediment into the harbor. It is also found that the small jetty attached at the top of secondary breakwater could effectively prevent the entrainment of sediment into the harbor.

Estimating the Amounts of Long-term Cohesive Sediment Deposition in Two Tide-dominated Bays of South Korea: Numerical Study (조석으로 인한 만 내 점착성 부유사 퇴적량 추정 : 수치해석)

  • Kang, Min Goo
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.30 no.1B
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    • pp.33-40
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    • 2010
  • In this study, a two-dimensional hydrodynamic and sediment transport modeling system, HSCTM-2D is employed to simulate the amounts of long-term cohesive sediment deposition in two study bays, and its applicability is evaluated. The modeling system's two modules for hydrodynamic modeling and sediment transport modeling are calibrated, comparing the simulated results and the observed tidal levels, tidal current velocities, and suspended sediment concentrations in the Asan and the Cheonsu Bays, South Korea. It is found that there are good agreements between the simulation results and the observed values. The amounts of long-term cohesive sediment deposition of the two study bays are estimated using the modeling system, taking the suspended sediment concentrations from the open ocean in the tide-dominated environment into account. And, in the case of the Asan Bay, the annual deposition rate reaches 8.1 cm/yr; the Cheonsu Bay, 14.5 cm/yr. Overall, it is concluded that the modeling system is useful to understand the physical process of cohesive suspended sediment transport and deposition in tidal water bodies and to establish the mitigation strategy.

An Experimental Study for the Hydraulic Characteristics of Vertical lift Gates with Sediment Transport (퇴적토 배출을 수반한 연직수문의 수리특성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Choi, Seung Jea;Lee, Ji Haeng;Choi, Heung Sik
    • Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.246-256
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    • 2018
  • In order to analyze hydraulic characteristics of discharge coefficient, hydraulic jump height, and hydraulic jump length, accompanied sediment transport, in the under-flow type vertical lift gate, the hydraulic model experiment and dimensional analysis were performed. The correlations between Froude number and hydraulic characteristics were schematized according to the presence and absence of sediment transport; the correlation of hydraulic characteristics and non-dimensional parameters was analyzed and multiple regression formulae were developed. In the hydraulic characteristics accompanied the sediment transport, by identifying the aspect different from the case that the sediment transport is absent, we verified that it is necessary to introduce variables that can express the characteristics of sediment transport. The multiple regression equations were suggested and each determination coefficient appeared high as 0.749 for discharge coefficient, 0.896 for hydraulic jump height, and 0.955 for hydraulic jump length. In order to evaluate the applicability of the developed hydraulic characteristic equations, 95% prediction interval analysis was conducted on the measured and the calculated by regression equations, and it was determined that NSE (Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency), RMSE (root mean square), and MAPE (mean absolute percentage error) are appropriate, for the accuracy analysis related to the prediction on hydraulic characteristics of discharge coefficient, hydraulic jump height and length.

A Numerical Analysis of River-bed Variation in Alluvial Stream (충적하천(沖積河川)의 하상변동(河床變動)에 관한 수치해석(數値解析))

  • Park, Jung Eng
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.49-58
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    • 1984
  • This paper is to exhibit the numerical analysis of sediment transport in the slowly varing flow and the sediment transport relation between the steady and the unsteady flow in the alluvial stream. The gradually varied flow of alluvial stream and the sediment transport are very complicated physical phenomen. Therefore the mathematical modeling is needed to be established. Linear implicit means of modified indirect method are applied to sediment transport by numerical analysis instead of the conception of steady flow in order to decrease errors. Further more, this study has purpose on reasonable prediction of the river-bed variation by way of this numerical method.

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Nearshore waves and longshore sediment transport along Rameshwaram Island off the east coast of India

  • Gowthaman, Rajamanickam;Kumar, V. Sanil;Dwarakish, Gowdagere Siddaramaish;Shanas, P.R.;Jena, Basanta Kumar;Singh, Jai
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.7 no.6
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    • pp.939-950
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    • 2015
  • Wave-induced Longshore Sediment Transport (LST) play an important role in the dynamics of the Dhanushkodi sandspit located southeast of Rameshwaram. The LST along the Dhanushkodi coast is studied based on data collected simultaneously in Gulf of Mannar (GoM) and Palk Bay (PB) using directional waverider buoys. The numerical model REF/DIF1 was used to calculate the nearshore waves and the LST rate was estimated using three different formulae. The model validation was done based on the measured nearshore waves using InterOcean S4DW. Numerical model LITPACK was also used for simulating non-cohesive sediment transport and the LITLINE module was used to study the shoreline evolution over 5 years. Low net annual LST along PB (${\sim}0.01{\times}10^6m^3$) compared to the GoM region ($0.3{\times}10^6m^3$) were due to the weak waves. Accretion in the region led to growth of the Dhanushkodi sandspit by 65 m during the period 2010-2015.

Flow and Scour Analysis Around Monopole of Fixed Offshore Platform Using Method that Couples Computational Fluid Dynamics and Discrete Element Method (CFD-DEM 연계기법을 활용한 고정식 해양구조물의 모노파일 주위 유동 및 세굴해석)

  • Song, Seongjin;Jeon, Wooyoung;Park, Sunho
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.245-251
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    • 2019
  • When an offshore foundation is exposed to waves and currents, local scour could develop around a pile and even lead to structural failure. Therefore, understanding and predicting the scour due to sediment transport around foundations are important in the engineering design. In this study, the flow and scour around a monopole foundation exposed to a current were investigated using a method that coupled the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and discrete element method (DEM). The open source computation fluid dynamics library OpenFOAM and a sediment transport library were coupled in the OpenFOAM platform. The incipient motion of the particle was validated. The flow fields and sediment transport around the monopole were simulated. The scour depth development was simulated and compared with existing experimental data. For the upstream scour hole, the equilibrium scour depth could be reproduced qualitatively, and it was underestimated by about 23%.

Comparative Analysis of the Sediment Transport Region based on the Lagrangian Concept (Lagrangian 개념에 의한 부유토사 확산범위 비교분석)

  • Cho, Hong-Yeon;Kim, Chang-Il;Lee, Khil-Ha
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.105-112
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    • 2007
  • Sediment transport model based on the Lagrangian concept considering the grain size distribution(GSD) was setup and the change of the sediment diffusion range was analysed in the condition of considering and not considering the GSD. The GSD curve is assumed as the Log-normal distribution function in order to consider the GSD with respect to the Lagrangian concept and the random numbers, i.e. sediment particles, are generated based on the distribution function. The sediment particles is assumed as the spherical type and the random numbers based on the sediment weight is converted to the sediment diameters. Sediment transport patterns are analysed by the settling simulation, in which the settling velocity is computed by the van Rijn formulae and the horizontal diffusion coefficient is used as the constant parameter. The diffusion patterns are very similar to the patterns with GSD condition. The diffusion range defined as the range including 90%, 99% sediment weight of the total sediment weight, however, is larger than without considering GSD condition in 90%-option and shorter than with considering GSD condition in 99-option, respectively. The diffusion range is defined as tile p-percentage of the cumulative sediment weight region with reference to the 50% region, 90%- option, 99%-option, respectively.

NUMERICAL MODELING OF NON-CAPACITY MODEL FOR SEDIMENT TRANSPORT BY CENTRAL UPWIND SCHEME

  • S. JELTI;A. CHARHABIL;J. EL GHORDAF
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.181-192
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    • 2023
  • This work deals with the numerical modeling of dam-break flow over erodible bed. The mathematical model consists of the shallow water equations, the transport diffusion and the bed morphology change equations. The system is solved by central upwind scheme. The obtained results of the resolution of dam-beak problem is presented in order to show the performance of the numerical scheme. Also a comparison of central upwind and Roe schemes is presented.

The Analysis for the Causes of Beach Erosion on Jeonchon-Najung Beach on the East Coast of Korea (전촌-나정해안의 해안침식 원인분석)

  • Yoo, Hyung-Seok;Kim, Kyu-Han;Joung, Eui-Jin
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.611-620
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    • 2008
  • The process of sediment transport has a very complex mechanism due to waves, currents and bottom topography changes. Usually, beach erosion occurs from various causes such as non-equilibrium sediment transport condition, construction of seawall and rip currents. Therefore, when we try to reduce and develop countermeasures for beach erosion, we have to know the main mode and direction of sediment transport that causes beach erosion. In this study, the process of sediment transport on Jeonchon-Najung beach and main causes of beach erosion have been studied. Field investigation data, aerial photos and the results of numerical model test were used in the analysis. As a result, it was realized that the main causes of beach erosion at Jeonchon-Najung beach was due to the construction of fishery harbors and a seawall.