This book is an introduction to the physical processes of cohesive
sediment in the marine environment. It focuses on highly dynamic
systems, such as estuaries and coastal seas. Processes on the
continental shelf are also discussed and attention is given to the
effects of chemistry, biology and gas.
The process descriptions are based on hydrodynamic and soil
mechanic principles, which integrate at the soil-water interface.
This approach is substantiated through a classification scheme of
sediment occurrences in which distinction is made between cohesive
and granular material. Emphasis is also placed on the important
interactions between turbulent flow and cohesive sediment
suspensions, and on the impact of flow-induced forces on the
stability of the seabed.
An overview of literature on cohesive sediment dynamics is
presented and a number of new developments are highlighted, in
particular in relation to floc formation, settling and
sedimentation, consolidation, bed failure and liquefaction and
erosion of the bed. Moreover, it presents a summary on methods and
techniques to measure the various sediment properties necessary to
quantify the various parameters in the physical-mathematical model
descriptions. A number of examples and case studies have been
included.
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