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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.
μӨ = 0.151515*1.04 = 0.1576
Compute the bed-load transport using the mean particle size and size fraction method (Meyer-Peter-
Mueller formula).
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 ?
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.
Z’ = 0.477+0.0488 = 0.53
ℎ−𝑍 𝑎 ′
𝐶 = 𝐶𝑎 ( )𝑍
𝑍 ℎ−𝑎
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)
ℎ
E-Bagnold
qbc = ebτbū/((ρs-ρ)(gtanυ)) = 7.414*10-5m2/s
qs/qt=1.62/(0.2+1.62)=0.90
Van Rijn
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
n=1-0.56log(𝐷∗)=0.73
0.23
Ycr= 𝐷0.5 + 0.14 = 0.27
∗
qt=qt,c*ρs=9.21*10-4m3/s*2650kg/m3=2.42kg/m2