Sediment Transport

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Sediment transport is the mechanism that translates the work of hydrodynamic processes into morphological change. Without a transport of sediment, there would be no beaches. Significant progress has been made on the topic of non-cohesive sediment transport in wave-dominated settings since the first publication of this chapter. This especially applies to the study of sheet flow, and the effects of acceleration skewness and breaker-generated turbulence on sediment mobilization. Following an introductory section, techniques for measuring sediment transport are described, providing context for the following sections. Section 3 discusses the physical mechanisms that mobilize the sediment and suspend sand into the water column. Processes resulting in cross-shore (onshore/offshore) sediment transport, and ultimately beach erosion and accretion, are described in Section 4 and longshore sediment transport in Section 5. Finally, sediment transport in the swash zone is discussed in Section 6.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTreatise on Geomorphology
EditorsDouglas J. Sherman
Number of pages39
Volume8
PublisherElsevier
Publication date2022
Edition2.
Pages122-160
Chapter8.06
ISBN (Print)9780128182345
ISBN (Electronic)9780128182352
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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    Research areas

  • Beach processes, Bedload transport, Cross-shore sediment transport, Longshore sediment transport, Sediment concentration, Sediment transport models, Sheet flow, Shoreface, Surf and swash zone, Suspended sediment transport

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