Flow and Sediment Transport in Compound Channels: The Experience of Japanese and UK Research

by S. Ikeda (Editor)

Overview

This monograph provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art description of the work carried out in the UK and Japan on "Flow and Sediment Transport in Compound Channels". It therefore describes research which has been conducted, primarily over the last two decades, and which has yielded a fairly detailed picture of the important behaviours of compound channels and produced a number of engineering prediction methods which ought to be widely adopted in practice. The text will inevitably highlight areas where our knowledge is sparse and it will spur others on in the task of filling in such gaps.The concept of bi-national groups of researchers meeting together intermittently over period of some years, though not new, has drawn both inspiration and experience and the interaction has produced tangible outcomes in the form of this useful publication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138475243
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/02/2017
Series:	IAHR Monographs
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Flow Structure 3. Sediment Process 4. Computer Simulation 5. Design Considerations 6. Conclusions and Recommendations

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Flood modelling is challenging to the hydraulic engineering community: the human, social and environmental impact of flooding rivers is considerable; while the flow complexity and related uncertainties makes it hard to model accurately. Significant progress has been made on this complex topic during the last two decades, with major contributions by research teams from Japan and UK. The present monograph on "Flow and Sediment Transport in Compound Channels" offers a state-of-the-art review based on this experience. The authors deserve acknowledgement, as their work will help new researchers approaching this fascinating problem, but also facilitate improved engineering approaches to inundations.

Dr. D. Bousmar Coordinator of IAHR Working Group on Compound Channels

Editorial Reviews

Flood modelling is challenging to the hydraulic engineering community: the human, social and environmental impact of flooding rivers is considerable; while the flow complexity and related uncertainties makes it hard to model accurately. Significant progress has been made on this complex topic during the last two decades, with major contributions by research teams from Japan and UK. The present monograph on "Flow and Sediment Transport in Compound Channels" offers a state-of-the-art review based on this experience. The authors deserve acknowledgement, as their work will help new researchers approaching this fascinating problem, but also facilitate improved engineering approaches to inundations.

Dr. D. Bousmar
Coordinator of IAHR Working Group on Compound Channels

From the Publisher