Abstract
First results are presented of a measurement campaign done in the large-scale Barcelona CIEM wave flume from October 2013 to January 2014. The aim of the experiments was to improve our understanding of sediment transport processes in the near-shore region. In particular, we focused on the effects of (1) wave breaking and (2) wave irregularity on net sediment transport rates and sediment transport processes. High-resolution measurements were obtained using advanced instrumentation, deployed from a custom-built measuring frame that could be horizontally and vertically positioned. These instruments provide detailed insights in the vertical distributions of sediment fluxes. Preliminary results from the breaking-wave experiments show an onshore transport of sediment prior to breaking, likely to be dominated by wave-nonlinearity effects, and an offshore sediment flux shoreward of breaking, where the sediment fluxes are undertow-dominated.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014 |
Editors | Patrick Lynett |
Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780989661126 |
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Publication status | Published - 28 Oct 2014 |
Event | 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 15 Jun 2014 → 20 Jun 2014 Conference number: 34 http://icce2014.com/home/ |
Conference
Conference | 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014 |
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Abbreviated title | ICCE |
Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
City | Seoul |
Period | 15/06/14 → 20/06/14 |
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Keywords
- Breaking waves
- Irregular waves
- Sediment dynamics
- Sediment transport
- Sheet flow
- Surf zone
- Wave flume experiments
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SandT-Pro: Sand Transport Process measurements under Breaking and Irregular Waves
van der Zanden, J. (Creator), Ribberink, J. S. (Creator), O'Donoghue, T. (Creator), van der A, D. A. (Creator), Hurther, D. (Creator), Thorne, P. D. (Creator) & Cáceres, I. (Creator), University of Twente, 6 Feb 2017
DOI: 10.4121/uuid:30496cc3-9803-4c18-8a6f-85513bb29c3d
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