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Sand Ripple Growth in an Oscillatory-Flow Water Tunnel (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Karl E. B. Lofquist

 
9780266891918: Sand Ripple Growth in an Oscillatory-Flow Water Tunnel (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Understand how sand ripples form and evolve under oscillating water flow, and what this means for offshore engineering.

This report presents laboratory experiments on sand ripple growth in sinusoidal flow. It compares different grain sizes and tracks how ripples initiate, grow, and settle into equilibrium shapes. Results help engineers predict ripple patterns, wave attenuation, and sand transport in coastal and offshore settings.

  • How grain motion starts and ripples are triggered by flow changes.
  • The development of two- and three-dimensional ripple forms and how they reach equilibrium.
  • How ripple size and shape depend on grain diameter and flow intensity.
  • Practical implications for predicting bed forms in laboratory and field conditions.

Ideal for readers involved in coastal processes, marine engineering, and sediment transport research who want clear, field-applicable insights.

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