Author(s): Ashish J. Mehta; Andrew J. Manning

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Keywords: Floc settling velocity; Cohesive sediment; Fractal flocs; Estuaries

Abstract: Comprehensive measurements of the settling velocity of cohesive fractal flocs from five estuaries have been assessed on a comparative basis to identify the roles of sediment source, suspended sediment concentration and turbulent shear rate.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-11-2731-1_032-cd

Year: 2018