River flow and sand transport.

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Sheet 1 Calculate river discharge and sediment transport

Sheet 2 Plots of the river discharge

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 1. River discharge and sediment transport

INPUT VALUES IN RED

CALCULATED VALUES IN BLUE
(if velocity is given, then modify slope until computed velocity is measured velocity)

Stage to datum H 6 (m)

Slope S 0.0001 (-) zb bed level
Rhow 1000 (kg/m3) to
Rhos 2650 (kg/m3) datum
Sediment size diameter d50 0.0003 (m) DATUM
Kinematic Viscosity 0.000001 (m2/s)
Critical mobility number 0.04 (-)
Angle of repose 35 (degrees)
Calibration factor transport 1 (-)

Bed level to
datum in Width Lateral slope Bed
Subsection middle of of subsection subsection roughness
from left bank subsection tangent
zb b of slope ks
(m) (m) (-) (m)
1 5 2 1 0.01
2 4 150 0 0.03
3 2.5 30 0.1 0.03
4 1 100 0 0.05
5 2.5 30 0.1 0.03
6 4 150 0 0.03
7 5 2 1 0.01
8 0 0 0 0
9 0 0 0 0
10 0 0 0 0
11 0 0 0 0
12 0 0 0 0
13 0 0 0 0
14 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0
16 0 0 0 0
17 0 0 0 0
18 0 0 0 0
19 0 0 0 0
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b1 bi

h1 hi
tan  i Stage H
zb bed level
to zb1 zbi
datum
DATUM

Flow depth Flow depth Area Lateral slope Chezy Strickler

in middle of in middle of subsection of subsection
subsection subsection
h Area C C
(m) (m) (m2) (degrees) (m0.5/s) (m0.5/s)
1 1 2 45.0228246534 55.4252624289 53.860867
2 2 300 0 52.2556197659 50.341343
3.5 3.5 105 5.7134896333 56.6303046422 55.262578
5 5 500 0 55.4252624289 53.860867
3.5 3.5 105 5.7134896333 56.6303046422 55.262578
2 2 300 0 52.2556197659 50.341343
1 1 2 45.0228246534 55.4252624289 53.860867
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Critical Method Engelund-Hansen
Velocity Discharge Bed shear bed shear Sand transport
(using Chezy) stress stress E-H
tau tau-cr
u dQ incl. lateral slope Qs
(m/s) (m3/s) N/m2 N/m2 (m3/s)
0.5542526243 1.1085052486 0.981 0 1.20085859E-05
0.7390060618 221.7018185493 1.962 0.194238 0.0045287528
1.0594559884 111.2428787819 3.4335 0.1912902374 0.0043095857
1.2393465446 619.6732723085 4.905 0.194238 0.033565018
1.0594559884 111.2428787819 3.4335 0.1912902374 0.0043095857
0.7390060618 221.7018185493 1.962 0.194238 0.0045287528
0.5542526243 1.1085052486 0.981 0 1.20085859E-05
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
1287.7796774679 0.051265712
(m3/s)
Method Engelund-Hansen Method van Rijn
Sand transport Initiation of motion
E-H Critical velocity D* Mobility Bed load
ucr number transport
Qs volume
(kg/m/s) (m/s) (-) (-) (m3/s)
0.0318227527 0.3228295238 7.5810949056 3.321005574 5.9604483E-06
12.0011948115 0.3482436686 7.5810949056 5.607582318 0.0011385013
11.4204020381 0.3687619034 7.5810949056 9.911711068 0.0006858834
88.9472977237 0.3818393405 7.5810949056 12.30553994 0.0034449787
11.4204020381 0.3687619034 7.5810949056 9.911711068 0.0006858834
12.0011948115 0.3482436686 7.5810949056 5.607582318 0.0011385013
0.0318227527 0.3228295238 7.5810949056 3.321005574 5.9604483E-06
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
135.854136928 0.0071056688
(kg/s) (m3/s)

c=Qs/Q
0.1054948601 (kg/m3)

1616715.49516 (in m3/year)

Method van Rijn

Susp. load Total load Bed load Susp. load Total load
transport transport transport transport transport
volume volume mass mass mass
(m3/s) (m3/s) (kg/s) (kg/s) (kg/s)
2.10983331E-05 2.705878E-05 0.015795188 0.0559105828 0.0717057708
0.0074176131 0.0085561144 3.017028314 19.6566748045 22.673703118
0.0083449596 0.0090308429 1.817590964 22.1141428235 23.931733788
0.054688715 0.0581336936 9.129193436 144.925094735 154.05428817
0.0083449596 0.0090308429 1.817590964 22.1141428235 23.931733788
0.0074176131 0.0085561144 3.017028314 19.6566748045 22.673703118
2.10983331E-05 2.705878E-05 0.015795188 0.0559105828 0.0717057708
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0.086256057 0.0933617259 18.83002237 228.578551157 247.40857352
(m3/s) (m3/s) (kg/s) (kg/s) (kg/s)

c=Qs/Q
0.1921202655 (kg/m3)

2944255.3867 (in m3/year)

Discharge-stage

ks=0.01 ks=0.05 ks=0.1 ks=0.2

Q H H H H

17.7 0.5 13.2 0.5 11.3 0.5 9.4 0.5

55.4 1 42.8 1 37.4 1 32 1
107.6 1.5 84.5 1.5 74.6 1.5 64.6 1.5
173.9 2 137.8 2 122.3 2 106.8 2
252.9 2.5 201.9 2.5 179.9 2.5 158 2.5
343.4 3 275.7 3 246.5 3 217.4 3
479.6 3.5 384.8 3.5 343.9 3.5 303.1 3.5
665.7 4 534.9 4 478.6 4 422.2 4
890.6 4.5 717.5 4.5 643 4.5 568.5 4.5
1149.4 5 928.9 5 833.9 5 738.9 5
1438.9 5.5 1166.2 5.5 1048.7 5.5 931.3 5.5
1756.7 6 1427.6 6 1285.9 6 1144 6
Stage H (m)

3 ks=0.0
1m
2
ks=0.0
Inbank discharge 5m
1

0
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Discharge Q (m3/s)
 ks=0.0
1m
ks=0.0
5m

00 1400 1600 1800 2000