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A formula for longshore sediment transport in the Swash

Larson, Magnus LU and Wamsley, Ty V. (2007) 6th International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes
Abstract
A formula is proposed for the longshore sediment transport in the swash based on the study by Larson et al. on swash-zone transport and foreshore evolution. Hydrodynamics needed to predict the local transport rate were derived from ballistics theory, where both the cases with and without friction were investigated. The formula was validated with data from two experiments carried out in the Large-scale Sediment Transport Facility (LSTF) of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory. In total five experimental cases were reproduced using a typical value on the transport rate coefficient from Larson et al. A simple exponential decay with distance offshore was employed to model the transition between the swash zone and the inner part of the surf... (More)
A formula is proposed for the longshore sediment transport in the swash based on the study by Larson et al. on swash-zone transport and foreshore evolution. Hydrodynamics needed to predict the local transport rate were derived from ballistics theory, where both the cases with and without friction were investigated. The formula was validated with data from two experiments carried out in the Large-scale Sediment Transport Facility (LSTF) of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory. In total five experimental cases were reproduced using a typical value on the transport rate coefficient from Larson et al. A simple exponential decay with distance offshore was employed to model the transition between the swash zone and the inner part of the surf zone. The LSTF data on transport rates measured in this region supported such a simplified model. (Less)
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Large-scale Sediment Transport Facility (LSTF), Offshore, Longshore
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Coastal Sediments '07 - Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes
publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
conference name
6th International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes
conference location
New Orleans, LA, United States
conference dates
2007-05-13 - 2007-05-17
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  • scopus:34548545269
DOI
10.1061/40926(239)151
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English
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  abstract     = {{A formula is proposed for the longshore sediment transport in the swash based on the study by Larson et al. on swash-zone transport and foreshore evolution. Hydrodynamics needed to predict the local transport rate were derived from ballistics theory, where both the cases with and without friction were investigated. The formula was validated with data from two experiments carried out in the Large-scale Sediment Transport Facility (LSTF) of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory. In total five experimental cases were reproduced using a typical value on the transport rate coefficient from Larson et al. A simple exponential decay with distance offshore was employed to model the transition between the swash zone and the inner part of the surf zone. The LSTF data on transport rates measured in this region supported such a simplified model.}},
  author       = {{Larson, Magnus and Wamsley, Ty V.}},
  booktitle    = {{Coastal Sediments '07 - Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes}},
  keywords     = {{Large-scale Sediment Transport Facility (LSTF); Offshore; Longshore}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)}},
  title        = {{A formula for longshore sediment transport in the Swash}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40926(239)151}},
  doi          = {{10.1061/40926(239)151}},
  year         = {{2007}},
}