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Documents the development and validation of a three-dimensional sediment transport and morphological numerical model suitable for coastal regions. This book discusses the modelling of both suspended and bed-load transport of non-cohesive sediment, and the aspects of the morphological updating scheme.
List of contents
Abstract 1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 Objectives 1.3 Thesis Structure and Approach 2 A Three-dimensional Morphological Model 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Hydrodynamics 2.3 Waves 2.4 Suspended Sediment Transport 2.5 Bed-load Sediment Transport 2.6 Morphodynamics 2.7 Summary 3 Model Validation 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Comparison with Analytical Solutions 3.3 Comparison with Physical Measurements 3.4 Comparison with Other Numerical Models 3.5 Discussion 4 Medium-term Modelling of Willapa Bay 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Field Measurement Campaign 4.3 Establishment of a Morphological Model 4.4 Morphological Model Analysis 4.5 Morphological Modelling Conclusions 4.6 Discussion 5 Morphological Acceleration Techniques 5.1 Approaches and Considerations 5.2 Methods 5.3 Results 5.4 Conclusions 6 Conclusions 6.1 Developing a 3D Morphological Model 6.2 Validation of Process Models 6.3 Application of the Model 6.4 Morphological Acceleration Techniques 6.5 Concluding Remarks
About the author
Giles Lesser (Wellington, New Zealand, 1970) studied civil engineering at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand graduating in 1991. From 1992 until 1998 he worked as a civil engineer for Wellington City Council where, for a period, he was responsible for the maintenance of the city's many kilometres of coastal defences. In 2000 he was awarded an MScon coastal engineering at UNESCO-IHE.
He was employed by Delft Hydraulics from 2001 until 2006. In February 2006 Giles relocated to Melbourne, Australia to finish his thesis.
Summary
Documents the development and validation of a 3-dimensional sediment transport and morphological numerical model for coastal regions that handles suspended and bed-load transport of non-cohesive sediment and 3-dimensional wave effects, demonstrating its application through validation studies in Willapa Bay, Washington, and various test cases.
