one publication added to basket [85661] | Dynamics of marine sands: a manual for practical applications
Soulsby, R. (1997). Dynamics of marine sands: a manual for practical applications. Thomas Telford: London. ISBN 0-7277-2584-X. xxi, 249 pp.
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Document type: Training material
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Keywords |
Physics > Mechanics > Dynamics Soil parent materials > Marine sands Transport > Sediment transport Transport processes Wave movement Marine/Coastal |
Abstract |
Dynamics of marine sands specifically deals with coastal and offshore sea areas, as well as rivers and estuaries, for sand and gravel sediments. The book presents a convenient and useable introduction to sediment processes in a form that is accessible to a wide readership.Contents - Introduction, including sections on a general procedure and errors and sensitivities - Properties of water and sand - Currents - Waves - Combined waves and currents - Threshold of motion - Bed features - Suspended sediment - Bedload transport - Total load transport - Morphodynamics and scour - Handling the wave-current climate - Case studies |
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