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<p>The present field study investigated hydraulic and sediment in tidal conditions. Measurements were made for two stations at neap tide and spring tide for 13-hour periods at no-dimensional depths of 0.2, 0.6 and 0.8 of the water level each time. In these measurements, the parameters of velocity, direction of flow, electrical conductivity, temperature and depth were measured directly, and to determine the amount of suspended sediments per hour, 3 samples of one litre from the mentioned depths were measured by the instantaneous vertical sampler and taken to a laboratory. An examination of the depth charts of the suspended sediments concentration for all stations, and in both the neap tide and the spring tide, showed that, in general the suspended sediments concentration increased with increasing depth. Moreover, the deep distribution of sediments concentration showed that the values obtained in the laboratory corresponded well with the values calculated from the Rouse equation, and as the depth increases, the sediments concentration usually increases.</p>
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The present field study investigated hydraulic and sediment in tidal conditions. Measurements were made for two stations at neap tide and spring tide for 13-hour periods at no-dimensional depths of 0.2, 0.6 and 0.8 of the water level each time. In these measurements, the parameters of velocity, direction of flow, electrical conductivity, temperature and depth were measured directly, and to determine the amount of suspended sediments per hour, 3 samples of one litre from the mentioned depths were measured by the instantaneous vertical sampler and taken to a laboratory. An examination of the depth charts of the suspended sediments concentration for all stations, and in both the neap tide and the spring tide, showed that, in general the suspended sediments concentration increased with increasing depth. Moreover, the deep distribution of sediments concentration showed that the values obtained in the laboratory corresponded well with the values calculated from the Rouse equation, and as the depth increases, the sediments concentration usually increases.

Hydro-Sedimentary Study of a Tidal River: Case Study of the Arvand River in Iran

Department of Marine Structure Engineering, Faculty of Marine Engineering

Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology

Department of Marine Structure And Oceanography

Khorramshahr University of Marine Science / The Center for International Scientific Studies Collaboration (CISSC), Ministry of Science Research and Technology

Department of Marine Structure Engineering, Environmental Faculty, Basrah University

Journal of Applied Engineering Sciences

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{"article-title":"Hydro-Sedimentary Study of a Tidal River: Case Study of the Arvand River in Iran"}

The present field study investigated hydraulic and sediment in tidal conditions. Measurements were made for two stations at neap tide and spring tide for...

Hydro-Sedimentary Study of a Tidal River: Case Study of the Arvand River in Iran

Published Online: May 26, 2021

Page range: 9 - 16

Received: Dec 06, 2020

Accepted: Jan 25, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2021-0002

Keywords
Field Study, Sediments Concentration, Suspended Sediment Load, Tide

© 2021 M. Bakhtiari et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Hydro-Sedimentary Study of a Tidal River: Case Study of the Arvand River in Iran

Published Online: May 26, 2021

Page range: 9 - 16

Received: Dec 06, 2020

Accepted: Jan 25, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2021-0002

KeywordsField Study, Sediments Concentration, Suspended Sediment Load, Tide

© 2021 M. Bakhtiari et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Field Study, Sediments Concentration, Suspended Sediment Load, Tide