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The effect of roughness elements on the interstitial sedimentation of lowland gravel-bed rivers
thesis
posted on 2018-06-29, 10:48 authored by Kirsten R. AllenThis thesis aims to examine effects that different configurations of roughness
elements have on interstitial sedimentation of fines within lowland gravel-bed rivers.
Three configurations of roughness elements were used; Configuration I and II have
half the interstitial area of Configuration III, 1.81*10-3 and 3.62*10-3 m2 respectively.
These were designed to replicate shapes of interstitial components commonly found
within gravel-bed rivers. Three reaches were located on Burleigh Brook,
Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK, where each configuration was represented.
Replication of configurations at each reach allowed for hydraulic differences
between reaches to be overcome. The main aim is to examine whether different
roughness configurations affect infiltration rates and grain size distributions. [Continues.]
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Geography and Environment
Publisher
© Kirsten Rebecca AllenPublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2001Notes
A Master's Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en