Abstract: Flume experiments investigated the effect of mobile sand on the erosion of cohesive beds. The fluid-induced stress alone was not enough to cause erosion, and sand motion as bed load was needed. Erosion rates and suspended ...

Abstract: This paper reports a new experimental method applying medical X-ray computed tomography (CT) to estimate the bed load in sand transport. A set of current-generated sand ripple experiments were conducted in a small hydraulic ...