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| Jacobs, Walter; Le Hir, Pierre; Van Kesteren, Walther; Cann, Philippe. |
| Results of a large number of erosion tests on artificially generated and relatively dense sand-mud mixtures are presented. Soil sample compositions are varied concerning clay-silt and sand-silt ratio, and clay mineralogy. The experimental set-up consists of a re-circulating small-scale rectangular erosion flume with unidirectional flow conditions. The erosion threshold and erosion rate are studied through step by step increasing the flow rate during a test. Results clearly indicate time-decreasing erosion during which individual flocs are randomly eroded, and time-independent (steady) erosion during which both sand and mud particles are continuously and uniformly eroded. These two erosion types appear to be floc and surface erosion, respectively... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Erosion; Sand-mud mixtures; Clay; Sediment structure; Critical shear stress; Strength. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00041/15252/12678.pdf |
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