Investigation of the evolution of submerged sand bars

H. H. Hwung, Z. C. Huang, K. S. Hwang

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to investigate the evolutions of artificial submerged sand bars in constant water depth and on slopes. Experiments with different wave conditions and geometries of bars are conducted. A dimensionless accumulative transport rate is defined to quantify the benefit of sand bar migration at quasi-equilibrium state. The evolution process of the sand bar in the constant water depth is discussed. Additionally, the bar evolution on the 1/10 slope is illustrated due to its special offshore transporting behavior. The results indicate that the evolution and accumulative transport rate of the sand bar can be evaluated appropriately by the Shields-dependent relation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2006, ICCE 2006
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages2726-2736
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789812706362
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2006 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 3 Sep 20068 Sep 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
ISSN (Print)0161-3782

Conference

Conference30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period3/09/068/09/06

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