Description
Book SynopsisDevelopments in the modelling of sediment transport in rivers and the interactions with the river-bed have been remarkable over the last two decades. This progress has increased the understanding of the nature of turbulence, and the ability to replicate mathematically simple flow-particle interactions which can be observed experimentally. In addition, quite elegant models of stratigraphic complexes have evolved because of the growing computational power available to scientists. As always, additional knowledge has raised even more intriguing questions and the quest for explanation of phenomena has led to increased specialisation. Therefore, there are few fluid dynamicists or sedimentologists who can successfully span the two disciplines. The intention of this book is to assist various specialists on keeping abreast of current developments in related areas. The book initially focuses on hydrodynamics of turbulent flow, followed by basic two and three-dimensional flow through straight and
Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
Turbulent Flow in Rivers (J. Williams).
The Fluid Dynamics of Small-scale Alluvial Bedforms (J.Best).
Entrainment of Sediments from Deposits of Mixed Grain Sizes andDensities (P. Komar).
Unsteady Transport of Sand Gravel Mixtures (R. Kuhnle).
Modelling the Sediment Transport Process (A. Kelsey).
Reconstructing Fluvial Channel Morphology from SedimentarySequences (C. Bristow).
The Prediction and Modelling of Subsurface Fluvial Stratigraphy (C.North).
Index.
