An Introduction to Nonequilibrium Transport of Soil Sediment

Introductory technical guidance for civil and geotechnical engineers interested in nonequilibrium transport of soil sediment at rivers and other waterways. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. SPECIFIC GAGE PLOTS 3. EQUILIBRIUM VERSUS NONEQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS 4. MASS BALANCE MODELS 5. NUMERICALLY MODELING THE NONEQUILIBRIUM CONDITION 6. EQUATIONS OF FLOW AND CONTINUITY 7. ASSUMPTIONS 8. THE BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM 9. GENERAL DATA REQUIREMENTS 10. GEOMETRIC DATA 11. BED-MATERIAL DATA 12. HYDROLOGIC DATA 13. SEDIMENT INFLOW DATA 14. TEMPORAL VARIATIONS 15. DATA AND PROFILE ACCURACY 16. MODEL PERFORMANCE 17. MODEL ADJUSTMENT 18. MODEL CIRCUMSTANTIATION PROCESS 19. PROCESSES TO OBSERVE 20. CORRECTING POOR MODEL PERFORMANCE 21. DEVELOPMENT OF BASE TEST AND ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.