Objectives Students should know the major erosion, transportation and deposition processes Students should understand the Hjulstrom Curve Students should evaluate the ...
LO: To understand the river processes and the Hjulstrom Curve What are the processes of a river? RIVER PROCESSES: Three river processes: Transportation Deposition ...
Bottom Sediment Charts Laboratory (see your copy distributed in class) Classification of marine sediments can be based upon size and origin Size classification ...
Marine Sedimentation Classification of marine sediments can be based upon size or origin. Size classification divides sediment by grain size into gravel, sand, silt ...
Based upon water depth, the ocean environment can be divided into the shelf, ... Major pelagic sediments in the ocean are red clay and biogenic oozes. ...
... of Grain Motion. 1. Definition - 'general sediment movement' beyond ... the shape and angle of repose of the sediment. or the Shield's parameter, ...
Driving Forces. Resisting Force. Re 500 Laminar Flow. Re 750 Turbulent Flow ... Water particles move in all directions and velocity constantly fluctuates ...
Chapter 4: Fluid Flow and Sediment Transport We tackle the question of how sediment moves in response to flowing water (in one direction). Why? The conditions that ...
Unit 4 Marine Geology Ch s 11, 12, & 13 The motion of the sediment along the coast must stay in balance. Humans have caused an imbalance Jetties are long structures ...
saltation which moves particles upward into the flow must result from an additional force ... saltation 'jumps' become longer as flow velocity increases ...
Flood Frequency A. Flood Frequency Analysis Slide 93 Slide 94 Slide 95 Slide 96 Slide 97 V. Sediment Transport A. Shear Stress V. Sediment Transport A. ...
Sediment Erosion,Transport, Deposition, and Sedimentary Structures An Introduction To Physical Processes of Sedimentation Sediment transport Fluid Dynamics ...
First consider fluids, stress ... Then understand what controls sediment movement ... relationships to channel form and erosion/deposition in stream systems ...
Size classification divides sediment by grain size into gravel, sand and clay. ... in the deep sea include:, Bulk emplacement, Debris flows, Turbidity currents ...
... moves by sliding, rolling, or saltating (bouncing) on or very near the bed. ... of interest to designers - bed velocity at which a specific size/weight particle ...
Title: Sediments 1 Author: Brian Whalley Last modified by: W. Brian Whalley Created Date: 10/20/2001 8:46:11 AM Document presentation format: On-screen Show