TY - GEN
T1 - Velocity distribution in a channel for erosion research in cohesive soils
AU - Shan, Haoyin
AU - Wagner, Andreas
AU - Kerenyi, Kornel
AU - Guo, Junke
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Mimicking an open channel flow in a well-controlled physical model, the ex-situ scour testing device (ESTD), to study the erosion of cohesive soils is crucial to reproduce the hydrodynamic forces expected in the field. The well-controlled system enables the measurement of hydrodynamic forces acting on cohesive soil samples using a special designed sensor. Samples are mounted on the sensor that can measure shear and normal forces eroding samples. A 58 cm long, 12 cm wide and 2 cm deep channel was designed, in which the flow was propelled by a rolling belt on top of the channel and supported by a pump. Using particle image velocimetry (PIV), it was found that the belt itself produced an S-shape velocity profile. Higher belt speeds generated more curved velocity profiles. The top part of the profile had a higher velocity gradient compared to the lower part. When the belt interacts with the pump, the velocity profile gets close to that of an open channel flow.
AB - Mimicking an open channel flow in a well-controlled physical model, the ex-situ scour testing device (ESTD), to study the erosion of cohesive soils is crucial to reproduce the hydrodynamic forces expected in the field. The well-controlled system enables the measurement of hydrodynamic forces acting on cohesive soil samples using a special designed sensor. Samples are mounted on the sensor that can measure shear and normal forces eroding samples. A 58 cm long, 12 cm wide and 2 cm deep channel was designed, in which the flow was propelled by a rolling belt on top of the channel and supported by a pump. Using particle image velocimetry (PIV), it was found that the belt itself produced an S-shape velocity profile. Higher belt speeds generated more curved velocity profiles. The top part of the profile had a higher velocity gradient compared to the lower part. When the belt interacts with the pump, the velocity profile gets close to that of an open channel flow.
KW - Cohesive soils
KW - Erosion
KW - Ex-situ scour testing device
KW - PIV
KW - Sensor
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M3 - Conference contribution
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T3 - 34th IAHR Congress 2011 - Balance and Uncertainty: Water in a Changing World, Incorporating the 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and the 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering
SP - 3777
EP - 3784
BT - 34th IAHR Congress 2011 - Balance and Uncertainty
PB - International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
T2 - 34th IAHR Congress 2011 - Balance and Uncertainty: Water in a Changing World, Incorporating the 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and the 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering
Y2 - 26 June 2011 through 1 July 2011
ER -