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HE 614 – River Engineering and Sediment Transport

ANSWER TO ASSIGNMENT-3

1. A sediment transporting river with an approximately rectangular cross section has a mean
flow of 125 m3/s. The average width and depth of the river is 20 m and 5 m, respectively.
Bed material median grain size is 2 mm, d90 = 8 mm, and slope I = 0.1m/km. The water
temperature is 20oC. Other data are: ρs = 2650 kg/m3, ρ = 103 kg/m3, ν = 10-6 m2/s.
Calculate the bed load sediment transport along the bottom using the Meyer-Peter and
Mueller formula and the Van Rijn formula.
By using Meyer Peter and Mueller formula
The given river has a rectangular cross section
A = h*w = 5*20 = 100m2
Q = Aū , ū = Q/A where ū= depth average flow velocity

Ū = 125/(5*20) = 1.25m/s.

C=ū/(RI)0.5 = 1.25/(3.33*10-4 ) 0.5=68.46m1/2/s


C’ = 18log (12R/d90) = 18log(12*3.33/(8*10-3 )) = 66.57m1/2/s

μ =(C/C’)1.5 = (68.46/66.57)1.5 =1.04


Ө = (τb,c)/(ρs-ρ)gd m = (hI)/(s-1)d50 = (5*10-4 )/(1.65*2*10-3 ) = 0.151515

μӨ = 0.151515*1.04 = 0.1576

υb = 8(μӨ – 0.047)1.5 = 0.294


qb,c = υb *(s-1)0.5g0.5dm0.5 = 0.294*1.650.5 *9.810.5*2*10-3 = 1.057*10-4m2/s.

By using Van Rijn formula


C’ = 18 log (12R/3d90) = 18*log (12*3.33/(3*8*10-3)) = 58 m1/2/s

τ'b = ρg(ū/C’) 2 = 1000*9.81*(1.25/58)2 = 4.56N/m2


τb,cr = 1.35 N/m2

T = ( τ'b - τb,cr )/ τb,cr = (4.56-1.35)/1.35 = 2.377

𝑠−1 𝑔 1/3 2.65−1 9.81 1/3


𝐷∗ = 𝑑50 =2 ∗ 10−3 ∗ = 50.59
𝑣2 10 −12

Since the value of T is less than 3

𝑞𝑏,𝑐 = 0.053(𝑠 − 1)0.5 𝑔0.5 𝑑50


1.5 −0.3 2.1
𝐷∗ 𝑇 = 3.621*10-5 m2/s.
3. The following data were measured from a river station: discharge Q = 198 m3/s, mean depth h = 3
m, width w = 60 m, channel slope I = 0.00044, d50 = 0.26 mm, d90 = 0.52 mm, T = 20oC. Other data
are: ρs = 2650 kg/m3, ρ = 103 kg/m3, ν = 10-6 m2/s. The bed material size distribution is given in the
following table. The Chézy-coefficient is C = 50 m1/2/s.

Size fraction (mm) Geometric mean, d i (mm) Percentage available, pi (%)


0.002 – 0.0625 0.011 0.9
0.0625 – 0.125 0.0884 4.4
0.125 – 0.25 0.177 14.2
0.25 – 0.5 0.354 74.9
0.5 – 1.0 0.707 5.0
1.0 – 2.0 1.41 0.5
2.0 – 4.0 2.83 0.1

Compute the bed-load transport using the mean particle size and size fraction method (Meyer-Peter-
Mueller formula).

 Mean particle size method


R= A/P = 60*3/(3*2+60) = 2.727 dm =Σpidi = 0.0003395m

C’ = 18 log (12R/d90) = 18*log (12*3/(0.52*10-3) =87.13m1/2/s

τb = ρghI = 2650*9.81*3*0.00044 = 12.95N/m2


Ө = τb/((ρs-ρ)gd m) = 12.95/(1650*9.81*0.0003395) = 2.356

υb = 8(μӨ-0.047)1.5 = 8*(1.025-0.047)1.5 = 7.74


qb = υb*(s-1)0.5*g0.5d m1.5 =1.94*10-4 m2/s

 Size fraction method

D* = dm ((s-1)g/v2)1/3 = 8.5879 Өcr = τb,cr/(( ρs-ρ)gd m) = 0.0327

Size
class(mm) di(mm) pi dipi ξi μӨi A qb
0.002-0.0625 0.011 0.009 0.000000099 6.0693 29.12 1.4157092 1.66238E-06
0.0625-0.125 0.0884 0.044 3.8896E-06 1.84161 3.623529 0.3027366 8.0986E-06
0.125-0.25 0.177 0.142 0.000025134 1.284033 1.809717 0.3444996 2.61105E-05
0.25-0.5 0.354 0.749 0.000265146 0.985994 0.904859 0.6412444 0.000137466
0.5-1.0 0.707 0.05 0.00003535 0.800555 0.453069 0.015116 9.146E-06
1.0-2.0 1.41 0.005 0.00000705 0.674045 0.227177 0.0005335 9.09181E-07
2.0-4.0 2.83 0.001 0.00000283 0.581331 0.113187 3.712E-05 1.79883E-07

Total 0.000183572
Thus the rate of bed load transport is 1.836*10-4m2/s
5. A reservoir has been built in a river. The bed of the river section downstream of the Reservoir
consists of non-uniform material with a size distribution according to the table below. What is
the composition of the armour layer which will be formed downstream of the reservoir, when
the flow passing this section exerts a bed-shear stress of τb= 2.0N/m2 ?

Size fraction(mm) Geometric mean, di(mm) Percentage available, pi (%)


0.002-0.0625 0.011 0.9
0.0625-0.125 0.0884 4.4
0.125-0.25 0.177 14.2
0.25-0.5 0.354 74.9
0.5-1.0 0.707 5.0
1.0-2.0 1.41 0.5
2.0-4.0 2.83 0.1

Size fraction di Po,i Τcr,i Τcr,i/τb ri ri Po,i Pa,i Σ Pa,i


(μm) (μm) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-)
2-62.5 11.0 0.009 0.15 0.075 0.047 0.000423 0.00618 0.00618
62.5-125 88.4 0.044 0.15 0.075 0.049 0.00206 0.0301 0.03628
125-250 177 0.142 0.175 0.0875 0.060 0.0085 0.124 0.16028
250-500 354 0.749 0.20 0.10 0.068 0.0524 0.765 0.92528
500-1000 707 0.05 0.38 0.19 0.08 0.004 0.0584 0.98368
1000-2000 1410 0.005 0.72 0.36 0.13 0.00065 0.00949 0.99377
2000-4000 2830 0.001 1.75 0.875 0.45 0.00045 0.00657 1.00034
Σ= 0.068483

Where; Τcr,I from shields curve , P a,i= ri Po,i/ Σ r i Po,i

ri from table 7.37


By interpolating the above calculated table d50 = 255.15μm and d90 =348.15

7. A wide river has a water depth of h = 3 m, energy gradient of I = 2(10-4), depth-averaged flow
velocity of 𝐮 = 𝟏. 𝟐 𝐦/𝐬. The bed material characteristics are: d35 = 120 μm, d50 = 150 μm, d90 =
300 μm, σs = 1.5. Other data are: Te = 20oC, ν = 10-6 m2/s. ρs = 2650 kg/m3, ρ = 1000 kg/m3.

a. Compute representative size of suspended sediment.


b. Compute reference concentration according to Van Rijn.
c. Compute sediment concentration (Rouse profile) at z = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1 and 2 m above the bed.
d. Compute suspended load transport according to Bagnold and Van Rijn.
e. Compute ratio of suspended load transport according to Bagnold and Van Rijn
f. Compute total load transport according to Engelund-Hansen, Ackers-White, Bagnold and
Van Rijn.
Solution:
A -C’ = 18log (12h/3d90) = 18log (12*3/3*300*10-6) = 82.84m1/2/s

τb =ρg(ū/c’)2 = 1000*9.81(1.2/82.84)2 =2.06 N/m2


τb,cr =0.17N/m2 ( from shields curve)

T =( τb- τb,cr)/ τb,cr ==( 2.06-0.17)/0.17 =11.12

d s = (1+0.11*(σs-1)(T-25))d50 =(1+0.11*(1.5-1)(11.12-25))150*10-6 =139 μm

B-van Rijn method


τb =ρghI = 1000*9.81*3*2*10-4 =5.9N/m2
U* = (τb/ρ) 0.5 =0.077m/s
C= ū/(hI)0.5 = 1.2/(3*2*10-4)0.5 =49m1/2/s

ks= 12h10-C/18 =12*3*10-49/18=0.068


D*=d50 ((s-1)g/v2)1/3 = 150*10-6((2.65-1)9.81/(10-6) 2)1/3 =3.79

𝑑50 𝑇 1.5 150 ∗ 10−6 11.121.5


𝐶𝑎 = 0.015 = 𝐶𝑎 = 0.015 = 0.0008
𝐾𝑠 𝐷∗0.3 0.068 3.790.3

0.0008*ρs = 0.0008*2650 =2.18kg/m3


10𝑣 3
1+0.01 𝑠−1 𝑔𝑑 50
C- 𝑤𝑠 = ( )0.5 -1 =0.016m/s
𝑑 50 𝜈2

Suspension number, Z’ =Z+ψ

β = 1+2(ws/u*) = 1+2(0.016/0.077) =1.09


Z = ws/ βкu* = 0.016/ (1.09*0.4*0.077) = 0.477
𝑤𝑠 0.8 𝑐𝑎 0.4 0.016 0.8 0.0008 0.4
𝜓 = 2.5 ∗ ( ) ( ) = 2.5 ∗ ( ) ( ) = 0.0488
𝑢∗ 𝑐0 0.077 0.65

Z’ = 0.477+0.0488 = 0.53
ℎ−𝑍 𝑎 ′
𝐶 = 𝐶𝑎 ( )𝑍
𝑍 ℎ−𝑎

Height above bed Concentration


0.1 1.78
0.3 0.96
0.5 0.71
1 0.44
2 0.21
D-Bagnold
τb =ρghI =1000*3*9.81*2*10-4 =6N/m2
eb=0.1, tan β = I =2*10-4, es =0.02 , cosβ =1
𝑒𝑠 (1−𝑒 𝑏 )𝜏 𝑏 ū
𝑞𝑠𝑐 = 𝑤𝑠 =6.096*10-6
𝜌 𝑠 −𝜌 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽 −𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛽
ū

𝐾𝑔
𝑞𝑠𝑐 = 𝑞𝑠𝑐 ∗ 𝜌𝑠 = 6.09 ∗ 10−6 ∗ 2650 = 1.62
𝑚3
Van Rijn
a = ks = 0.068, Ca = 2.8, Z’ =0.53
𝑎 ′ 𝑎 0.068 0.53 𝑎
( )𝑍 −( )1.2 ( ) −( )1.2
ℎ ℎ 3 ℎ
𝐹= 𝑎 ′ = 0.068 0.53 =0.2
(1− )𝑍 ∗(1.2−𝑍 ′ ) (1−
3
) ∗(1.2−0.53)

qsc = FūhCa = 1.6kg/m3

E-Bagnold
qbc = ebτbū/((ρs-ρ)(gtanυ)) = 7.414*10-5m2/s

qb = qbc *ρs =0.2kg/m3

qs/qt=1.62/(0.2+1.62)=0.90

Van Rijn

𝑞𝑏′𝑐 = 0.1( 𝑠 − 1 𝑔)0.5 𝑑50


1.5 0.3 1.5
𝐷∗ 𝑇 = 4.09 ∗ 10−5 𝑚2 /𝑠
qb=qbc*ρs =0.11

qt=qs+qb=1.71

qs/qt=0.934
F.Van Rijn, qt=1.71, Bagnold, qt=1.82,

Engelund Hansen

ū5
𝑞𝑡 = 0.05 = 8.273 ∗ 10−4
(𝑠 − 1)2 𝑔0.5 𝑑50 𝑐 3

qc = 𝑞𝑡 ∗ 𝜌𝑠 =2.2kg/m3
Ackers-white
𝑠−1 𝑔 1 2.65−1 9.81 1 =3.04
𝐷∗ = 𝑑35 ( )3 =120 ∗ 10−6 ( )3.
𝜈2 10 −12

K=103.46 + 2.79 log 𝐷∗ − 0.98 log 𝐷∗ = 2.59 ∗ 10 −3 1<D*<60


6.83
m= + 1.67 = 3.92
𝐷∗

n=1-0.56log(𝐷∗)=0.73
0.23
Ycr= 𝐷0.5 + 0.14 = 0.27

𝑢 𝑛∗ ū 0.077 0.73 1.2


𝑌= 0.5 [ 10ℎ ]1−𝑛 = ∗
0.5 [ 10∗3 ]1−0.73 =1.3
𝑠−1 𝑔𝑑 35 5.66 log 2.65−1 9.81∗120 ∗10 −6 5.66log ⁡(
120∗10−6
)
𝑑 35

ū 𝑌−𝑌𝑐𝑟 𝑚 1.2 1.3−0.27 3.92


𝑞𝑡,𝑐 = 𝑘ū𝑑35 [𝑢 ]𝑛 ( ) = 2.59 ∗ 10−3 1.2120 ∗ 10−6 [0.077 ]0.73 ( ) =9.21*10-4m3/s
∗ 𝑌𝑐𝑟 0.27

qt=qt,c*ρs=9.21*10-4m3/s*2650kg/m3=2.42kg/m2

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