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This course is intended for those who wish to understand and apply the principles of sediment transport to alluvial channel assessment and design. Principles of open channel flow and sediment transport are combined with watershed-scale, hydrologic and sediment source analysis to place channel assessment and design in the appropriate context. Threshold and alluvial channel design methods are presented along with guidelines for assessing and incorporating uncertainty. The course balances advance reading, lecture, field work, and hands-on exercises for estimating sediment supply, calculating sediment transport rates, and forecasting channel response to water and sediment supply. This course is intended for participants who are familiar with basic principles of river geomorphology.
Sediment Transport in Stream Assessment and DesignAugust 1-5, 2016 Logan, Utah
DEPARTMENT OF WATERSHED SCIENCES
Agency 11 Industry 7 Academic 14
Geo/Hydro 21 Eco 4 Civil Engineering 11
Cache Valley
HeberValley
Summit Ck(Tuesday)
Cub R(Wednesday)
Little Bear R(Monday)
Merrill‐CazierLibrary
(Thursday)
Cache Valley(Monday – Thursday)
Logan R(Wednesday)
G
G
Provo R(Friday)
Heber Valley(Friday)
Logan
SLC
Exit Strategy(Friday)
Given:Post‐dam flowsUpstream sediment supplyObjective of a dynamic channel supporting a trout population
With:Start and finish points &
existing topography
Use:Spreadsheet toolsHEC‐RAS
To Develop:Channel layout and geometry totransport supplied sedimentwith available flow
1‐d hydraulic model of designto contain design discharge
Sediment mass balance for channel dynamics
What is the supply of water and sediment to a stream & what do you want to do with it?
I. How often does sediment move?
II. What is the sediment balance?
Discharge QBed material DChannel Geometry
HydraulicsIncipient Motion
Discharge QSediment Supply Qs & DChannel Geometry
HydraulicsTransport Capacity Qs & D
Input + Storage = Output
Surplus or Deficit?Stored sediment is the real geomorphic and restoration topic!
Wha
t is the
supp
ly of w
ater and
sedimen
t?What do you w
ant to do with it?
Flow COMpetence
Transport CAPacity vs Sediment Supply
Build 1d flow modelAssess critical discharge for incipient motion
Estimate sediment sources, sinks, flux
Estimate transport rates & evaluate channel change
Design channel to transport sediment supply & maintain dynamics
1. Develop flood series, specify flood frequency Design Q.
2. Estimate sediment supply: develop supply sediment rating curve [Monday, Wednesday]
3. Planning phase: What slope S will transportthe sediment supply with the available flow? Calculate (b, S) combination {S and valley slope determine sinuosity} [Thursday]
4. Develop flow duration curve
5. Design phase: Develop trial design, w/ desired channel geometry &composition.Use 1-d model to route sediment through the design reach over the flow duration curve.{Build 1-d hydraulic model for trial design. Calculate cumulative transport over flow duration curve at each section; evaluate sediment continuity.} [Tuesday, Thursday]
6. Bottlenecks or blowouts? Adjust for sediment continuity [Thursday]
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Slope Case 1 Slope Case 2Depth Case 1 Depth Case 2
Channel Width (m)
Slop
e Depth (m
)
Discharge 1 = 15.0
Discharge 2 = 25.0
Sed Supply 1 = 954 kg/hr
Sed Supply 2 = 2862 kg/hr
Design steps
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10
100
1000
100 1000 10000
River RDMidwayCasperville
Discharge (cfs)
Tran
spor
t Rat
e (to
ns/d
ay)
Does not include transport samples <200g for the >16mm size classNo meaasured transport in this size range at White Bridge
> 16 mm
WirelessFind Bluezone – Sponsored Access
Sponsor Code: yihopubu(Group Name: Sediment Workshop)
Materials
pdf color slides of presentationsPaper print of some presentation slides
Paper copies of field assignmentsElectronic copies of assignments, spreadsheets, readings
https://qcnr.usu.edu/courses/sed_materials
Depart MTW: NR Parking LotDinner Mon 7p: 1624 Sunset Dr
Dinner Wed: NR Atrium Workshop 101 Merrill‐Cazier Library
Tyler Allred 801 358‐1868Peter Wilcock 443 564 6253
Dinner Mon 7p: 1624 Sunset Dr
20 min walk from campus443 564 6253
Golf Course
Golf C
ourse
Friday Morning
I‐80 Exit 146, US 40 toward Heber, Vernal, ProvoPass Jordanelle Reservoir on left, head down into Heber ValleyRight at first stop light, onto River RoadRight into Provo River Restoration Project Office
PRRP Office