Two-dimensional simulation of hydrodynamic and sediment transport in a gravel bed channel: The Salt River

Dong Chen, Yaoxin Zhang, Jennifer G. Duan, Mark Stone, Kumud Acharya

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Abstract

Flow hydraulics, sediment transport, and channel morphological changes of the Rio Salado, Salt River, Phoenix, Arizona were simulated using CCHE2D, a depth-averaged two-dimensional hydrodynamic and sediment transport model developed at the National Center for Computational Hydro-Science and Engineering at the University of Mississippi. The bed material was treated as multiple grain-sized sediment mixtures and simulated by a sediment transport module. Changes in bed elevation were calculated by solving the sediment mass conservation equation. The calculated results were compared with HEC-RAS results and field observation, which showed that the two-dimensional model was more applicable in simulating flood zone coverage, non-uniform sediment sorting and channel geomorphology changes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationRestoring Our Natural Habitat - Proceedings of the 2007 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
ISBN (Print)9780784409275
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameRestoring Our Natural Habitat - Proceedings of the 2007 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology

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