Experimental Study on Sediment Transport in Surf and Swash Zones Using Large Wave Flume

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takao Shimizu ◽  
Masaaki Ikeno
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Large Wave ◽  
Wave Flume

Observations of wave attenuation, scour, and subsurface pore pressures acrossbthree marsh restoration sill structures on a sandy bed

Shore & Beach ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 14-30
Author(s):  
Jordan Converse ◽  
Meagan Wengrove ◽  
Pedro Lomonaco
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Wave Attenuation ◽  
Oyster Shell ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Structure Stability ◽  
Large Wave ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Wave Flume ◽  
Living Shoreline

With rising sea levels and more frequent exposure to extreme storms, coastlines worldwide are vulnerable to increased erosion and loss of natural marsh lands. In an effort to lessen these impacts, there is a growing practice of adapting hard or “gray” coastline protection techniques to more nature-based features that promote habitat and ecosystem health. Living shoreline marsh restorations utilize natural and naturebased materials to protect marsh shores from erosion while also allowing intertidal flushing to promote the health and diversity of the marsh. Our study investigates three types of living shoreline sill designs exposed to average and storm-energy wave conditions at varying water levels. The sills were designed to mimic constructed sills in practice (rock, oyster shell, tree root wads), but more generally vary in structure porosity and material dissipation potential. Large-scale laboratory experiments were conducted in the large wave flume at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory. Wave transmission and reflection are used to demonstrate wave attenuation capability of each sill structure. Scour of the sill, bedload sediment transport rates on the seaward and shoreward sides of the sill, and sediment pore-water vertical hydraulic gradients were used to demonstrate the potential for sediment transport and liquefaction. Results will contribute to understanding the effect of sill material porosity and mass on structure stability, and the effectiveness of using green living shoreline sill structures in the continued effort to establish design criteria for living shoreline implementation.

An Experimental Study on the Wave-Induced Topographic Change in Artificial Shallows: Focusing on the Effects of Pore-Water Pressure on Sediment Transport

2014 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 1450008-1-1450008-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoaki Nakamura ◽  
Yuta Nezasa ◽  
Yong-Hwan Cho ◽  
Ryo Ishihara ◽  
Norimi Mizutani
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Pore Water ◽  
Pore Water Pressure ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Wave Induced

scholarly journals Large-Scale Laboratory Experiments on Mussel Dropper Lines in Ocean Surface Waves

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Rebekka Gieschen ◽  
Christian Schwartpaul ◽  
Jannis Landmann ◽  
Lukas Fröhling ◽  
Arndt Hildebrandt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Blue Mussel ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Quality Parameter ◽  
Large Wave ◽  
Marine Aquaculture ◽  
Ocean Surface Waves ◽  
Wave Flume ◽  
Waves And Currents

The rapid growth of marine aquaculture around the world accentuates issues of sustainability and environmental impacts of large-scale farming systems. One potential mitigation strategy is to relocate to more energetic offshore locations. However, research regarding the forces which waves and currents impose on aquaculture structures in such conditions is still scarce. The present study aimed at extending the knowledge related to live blue mussels (Mytilus edulis), cultivated on dropper lines, by unique, large-scale laboratory experiments in the Large Wave Flume of the Coastal Research Center in Hannover, Germany. Nine-months-old live dropper lines and a surrogate of 2.0 m length each are exposed to regular waves with wave heights between 0.2 and 1.0 m and periods between 1.5 and 8.0 s. Force time histories are recorded to investigate the inertia and drag characteristics of live mussel and surrogate dropper lines. The surrogate dropper line was developed from 3D scans of blue mussel dropper lines, using the surface descriptor Abbott–Firestone Curve as quality parameter. Pull-off tests of individual mussels are conducted that reveal maximum attachment strength ranges of 0.48 to 10.55 N for mussels that had medium 3.04 cm length, 1.60 cm height and 1.25 cm width. Mean drag coefficients of CD = 3.9 were found for live blue mussel lines and CD = 3.4 for the surrogate model, for conditions of Keulegan–Carpenter number (KC) 10 to 380, using regular wave tests.

An experimental study of sediment transport in channel confluences

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abolfazl Nazari-Giglou ◽  
Aidin Jabbari-Sahebari ◽  
Ahmad Shakibaeinia ◽  
Seyyed Mahmood Borghei
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Sediment Transport

scholarly journals AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON SAND DUNE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT DUE TO TSUNAMI OVERWASH

2017 ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
K M Ahtesham Hossain Raju ◽  
Shinji Sato
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Laboratory Study ◽  
Sand Dune ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Dry Sand

Response of sand dune when overwashed by tsunami or storm surge, is investigated by conducting small scale laboratory study. Dune consisting of initially wet sand and initially dry sand are tested for three different sand grain sizes. Overtopping of water and the corresponding sediment transport are analyzed. These data set can be used to validate mathematical models associated with dune sediment transport as well as prediction of dune profile.

scholarly journals EXPERIMENTS ON BEACH PROFILE CHANGE WITH A LARGE WAVE FLUME

1982 ◽  
Vol 1 (18) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryoichi Kajima ◽  
Takao Shimizu ◽  
Kohki Maruyama ◽  
Shozo Saito
Keyword(s):  
Simple Model ◽  
Transport Rate ◽  
Sand Transport ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Beach Profile ◽  
Large Wave ◽  
Wave Flume ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Profile Changes ◽  
Profile Change

Two-dimensional beach profile changes were investigated with a newly constructed prototype-scale wave flume. The flume is 205 m long, 3.4 m wide and 6 m deep. Sand of two grain sizes was used in the experiments. Analysis of the results was made through use of the parameter C, introduced by Sunamura and Horikawa (1974) to classify beaches as either erosional and accretionary. Beach profile changes obtained in the flume were similar to those in the prototype (field). Net sand transport rate distributions were classified into five types, two of which do not seem to have been observed in laboratory (smallscale) experiments. A simple model describing the five types was developed for evaluating two-dimensional beach profile changes.

scholarly journals Analysis of sediment particle velocity in wave motion based on wave flume experiments

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-50
Author(s):  
Adam Krupiński
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Wave Motion ◽  
Steady Motion ◽  
Field Analysis ◽  
Flume Experiments ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Single Wave ◽  
Wave Flume ◽  
Dynamic Velocity ◽  
Bed Material

Abstract The experiment described was one of the elements of research into sediment transport conducted by the Division of Geotechnics of West-Pomeranian University of Technology. The experimental analyses were performed within the framework of the project “Building a knowledge transfer network on the directions and perspectives of developing wave laboratory and in situ research using innovative research equipment” launched by the Institute of Hydroengineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk. The objective of the experiment was to determine relations between sediment transport and wave motion parameters and then use the obtained results to modify formulas defining sediment transport in rivers, like Ackers-White formula, by introducing basic parameters of wave motion as the force generating bed material transport. The article presents selected results of the experiment concerning sediment velocity field analysis conducted for different parameters of wave motion. The velocity vectors of particles suspended in water were measured with a Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) apparatus registering suspended particles in a measurement flume by producing a series of laser pulses and analysing their displacement with a high-sensitivity camera connected to a computer. The article presents velocity fields of suspended bed material particles measured in the longitudinal section of the wave flume and their comparison with water velocity profiles calculated for the definite wave parameters. The results presented will be used in further research for relating parameters essential for the description of monochromatic wave motion to basic sediment transport parameters and „transforming” mean velocity and dynamic velocity in steady motion to mean wave front velocity and dynamic velocity in wave motion for a single wave.

Experimental Study on the Response Behaviour of SeaStar Mini Tension Leg Platform Against Random Water Waves

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Alemi Ardakani ◽  
Mohammad Javad Ketabdari
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Experimental Work ◽  
Water Waves ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Ocean Waves ◽  
Scaled Model ◽  
Wave Flume ◽  
Response Behaviour ◽  
New Generation

Among the compliant platforms, TLP is a vertically moored structure with excess buoyancy, used for deep water oil exploration. In this structure tethers can be tensioned to such an extent that heave, roll and pitch motions of the platform induced by ocean waves are virtually eliminated. SeaStar is new generation of mini tension leg platforms which is similar to a spar and has favorable response features of a TLP. This paper illustrates the results of experimental work performed on a 1/100 scaled model of SeaStar TLP in a wave flume. The study refers to the induced tension in different tendons of the model and the motion response behaviour of the model on different degrees of freedom under several directional impinging random water waves. The results are presented in the frequency domain and the response amplitude operator for each motion of the platform has been calculated.

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