Nonlinear dynamical characteristics of bed load motion

作     者：Chiu-On Ng 

作者机构：Department of Mechanical Engineering the University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China 

出 版 物：《Science China(Technological Sciences)》 (中国科学（技术科学英文版）)

年 卷 期：2006年第49卷第3期

页      面：365-384页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 081502[工学-水力学及河流动力学] 0815[工学-水利工程] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.50279030 and 40376028) the Hong Kong Research Grants(Grant Nos.HKU 7081/02E and HKU 7199/03E) 

主　　题：bed load, bed form, nonlinear dynamics. 

摘      要：Bed forms of various kinds that evolve naturally on the bottom of sandy coasts and rivers are a result of the kinematics of bed load transport. Based on the group motion of particles in the bed load within the bottom layer, a study on the nonlinear dy- namics of bed load transport is presented in this paper. It is found that some development stages, such as the initiation, the equilibrium sediment transport, and the transition from a smooth bed to sand dunes, can be accounted for by different states in the nonlinear sys- tem of the bed load transport. It is verified by comparison with experimental data reported by Laboratoire Nationae D’Hydraulique, Chatou, France, that the evolution from a smooth bed to sand dunes is determined by mutation in the bed load transport. This paper pre- sents results that may offer theoretical explanations to the experimental observations. It is also an attempt to apply the state-of-the-art nonlinear science to the classical sediment transport mechanics.