TY - CHAP AU - X. H. Wang AU - F. P. Andutta ED - Andrew J. Manning Y1 - 2013-03-13 PY - 2013 T1 - Sediment Transport Dynamics in Ports, Estuaries and Other Coastal Environments N2 - Sediment Transport Processes and their Modelling Applications is a book which covers a wide range of topics. The effective management of many aquatic environments, requires a detailed understanding of sediment dynamics. This has both environmental and economic implications, especially where there is any anthropogenic involvement. Numerical models are often the tool used for predicting the transport and fate of sediment movement in these situations, as they can estimate the various spatial and temporal fluxes. However, the physical sedimentary processes can vary quite considerably depending upon whether the local sediments are fully cohesive, non-cohesive, or a mixture of both types. For this reason for more than half a century, scientists, engineers, hydrologists and mathematicians have all been continuing to conduct research into the many aspects which influence sediment transport. These issues range from processes such as scour, erosion and deposition, to how sediment process observations can be applied in sediment transport modelling frameworks. This book reports the findings from recent research in applied sediment transport which has been conducted in a wide range of aquatic environments. The research was carried out by researchers who specialise in the transport of sediments and related issues. BT - Sediment Transport SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/51022 DO - 10.5772/51022 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -