HYDRAULICS OF FLOW IN VEGETATED CHANNELS
R.A.: B.M. Stone
The significant limitations of the conventional bed resistance formulas to vegetated channels has been well recognized. In this study, the effect of vegetation on hydraulics in river channels is investigated. An analytical formulation for predicting the flow velocity is developed. This formulation requires only basic information consisting of flow depth, channel slope, vegetations dimensions and stem density. Both submerged and emergent conditions are considered. An extensive series of laboratory flume experiments were carried out to validate the formulation. The formulation is also validated with experimental data from past investigations.
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Publication:
- Stone, B.M. (1997) ``Hydraulics of flow in vegetated channels,'' MS Thesis, Department of Civil and Environ. Engineering, Clarkson University.