Advances in river sediment research : proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on River Sedimentation, ISRS 2013, Kyoto, Japan, 2-5 September 2013

Sediments, which constitute the surface of the Earth, start their journey to rivers with the energy obtained from rainfalls, fl oods and other natural processes. Due to transport of sediments, rivers develop with various appearances and functions, and play a crucial role in the activities of human beings and the life cycles of other species. River sediment, as a conventional topic for river management, has been the topic of continuing research since ancient times, and since then significant progresses in river sediment research has been made. Nowadays, river sediment is much more connected to the activities of mankind and other species, following the increasing awareness of the co-existence of humans and nature. Advances in River Sediment Research comprises the proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on River Sedimentation (ISRS2013, Kyoto, Japan, 2-5 September 2013). The book contains two keynote papers and 274 peer-reviewed regular contributions from all over the world, and covers recent accomplishments in theoretical developments, numerical simulations, laboratory experiments, field investigations and management methodologies of river sediment related issues. The book may serve as a reference book for graduate students, researchers, engineers and practitioners in disciplines of hydraulic, environmental, agricultural and geological engineering Content: Front Cover; Table of contents; Preface; Organizing committees; Sponsors and co-sponsors; Keynote lectures; A reverse flow system for the sediment flushing from large reservoirs; Mechanism and prediction of bank failure; Technical papers; Sediment yield; Sediment source: A key parameter of catchment sediment yield; Area method in landslide depth estimation for slate and shale hillslopes; Sedimentation study of Putah South Canal, California, USA. Using 210pbex measurements and the SEdiment Delivery Distributed (SEDD) model to estimate erosion rates in a small agricultural catchment in southern ItalyNumerical modeling of soil erosion on DEM-based systems; Experimental analysis for fine-grained and large-grained soils involved in debris flow at the solid-fluid transition; Simulation of suspended sediment load using data-driven models: A comparative study; Study on multi-stages landslide due to rainfall; A study on mechanism of large-scale landslides and the prediction. Numerical simulation of debris flows induced by deep-seated catastrophic landslidesCase study on 2006 flash flood disaster in Putih River of Jember, East Java, Indonesia; The changes of annual mean suspended load at up reach of Changjiang River after the Wenchuan earthquake; Depositional process of wood-sediment-water mixture flows at an open type of check dam; Sediment transport; Development mechanism of sand bars in anabranching rivers; Linear stability analysis of meander formation originating from alternate bars. Study on method to determinate the gravel shoal regulation water level in the straight transition section of the upper reaches of the Changjiang RiverStudy on morphological process in gravel-bed river driven by vegetation; An explicit finite-volume depth-averaged 2-D model of morphodynamic processes near marsh edges and vegetation patches; Bed morphological changes near a finite submerged patch of vegetation in open channel flows; Simple 1-D model for dune development in a closed conduit under the previous experimental conditions; Effect of oblique dunes on flow field and sediment transport. Quasi 3D numerical simulation for flow and bed variation with various sand wavesBedload transport direction induced by bed form orientation: Large scale modelling; Growing and decaying processes and resistance of sand waves in the vicinity of the Tone River mouth; Numerical study of dissipation and regeneration of fluvial sand dunes under variable discharges; Analysis on trends of runoff and sediment load of the Yellow River; Suppression of alternate bar migration in a straight river due to vegetation enlargement; Problems for the long-term use of the Three Gorges Project. Abstract: Sediments, which constitute the surface of the Earth, start their journey to rivers with the energy obtained from rainfalls, fl oods and other natural processes. Due to transport of sediments, rivers develop with various appearances and functions, and play a crucial role in the activities of human beings and the life cycles of other species. River sediment, as a conventional topic for river management, has been the topic of continuing research since ancient times, and since then significant progresses in river sediment research has been made. Nowadays, river sediment is much more connected to This book covers recent accomplishments in theoretical developments, numerical simulations, laboratory experiments, field investigations and management methodologies of river sediment related issues, and may serve as a reference book for graduate students, researchers, engineers and practitioners in disciplines of hydraulic, environmental, agricultural and geological engineering.