Abstract
This paper presents results obtained during a large-scale wave flume experiment focused at measuring hydrodynamics and sediment transport processes in the wave breaking region. The experiment involved monochromatic plunging breaking waves over a mobile bed barred profile consisting of D50 = 0.24 mm sand. Vertical profiles of velocity, turbulence, sand concentration and sand fluxes were measured at 12 cross-shore locations, covering the shoaling region up to the inner surf zone. Particularly high-resolution profiles were obtained near the bed within the wave bottom boundary layer, using an acoustic sediment concentration and velocity profiler (ACVP). Sheet flow concentration and particle velocities were measured at two locations near the bar crest using two conductivity-based concentration measurement tanks (CCM+). Total transport rates, obtained from the evolving bed profile measurements, were decomposed into suspended and bedload transport contributions across the bar. The present paper presents a summary of the key findings of the experiment, which are used to discuss existing approaches for modeling suspended and bed load transport in the surf zone.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Coastal Engineering Proceedings |
Editors | Patrick Lynett |
Publisher | Coastal Engineering Research Council |
Pages | 1-14 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780989661133 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | 35th International Conference on Coastal Engineering - Antalya, Turkey Duration: 17 Nov 2016 → 20 Nov 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Coastal Engineering Proceedings |
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Publisher | Coastal Engineering Research Council |
Number | 35 |
ISSN (Print) | 2156-1028 |
Conference
Conference | 35th International Conference on Coastal Engineering |
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Country/Territory | Turkey |
City | Antalya |
Period | 17/11/16 → 20/11/16 |
Keywords
- sand transport
- breaking waves
- wave flume experiment
- boundary layer processes
- sheet flow
- morphodynamic models
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Sand Transport under Irregular and Breaking Waves (SINBAD)
O'Donoghue, T. (Creator), University of Aberdeen, 7 May 2015
DOI: 10.20392/500fffee-c968-4546-9972-b55a8a2eec41
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