Experimental study of the bed morphology downstream of a sluice gate

This work describes an experimental study based on a simplified model of a vertical sluice gate installed in a channel with a moving bed of glass spheres with 2 mm diameter. The originated scour cavity and downstream dune were studied. The influence of the apron length and the downstream tailwater d...

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Main Authors: Carvalho Luís, Carvalho Elsa, Aleixo Rui, Lima Maria Manuela C. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184003034