Impacts of bed slope factor on large scale fluvio-deltaic morphodynamic development

Abstract (2017)
Author(s)

Liang Guo (East China Normal University)

Q He (East China Normal University)

C. Zhu (TU Delft - Coastal Engineering)

Z. B. Wang (TU Delft - Coastal Engineering)

Research Group
Coastal Engineering
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Publication Year
2017
Language
English
Research Group
Coastal Engineering
Pages (from-to)
284-284

Abstract

Model results suggest that 1) varying lateral bed-slope factor has strong impacts; larger value leads to gentler channel-shoal interface or smaller lateral channel bedslope. 2) Different sediment transport formulas lead to considerable differences in morphodynamic patterns. 3)
Sediment transport formulas considering both
suspension and bed load transport tolerate a smaller
morphological acceleration factor and requires a larger
bed-slope factor.

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