Literature Review for Texas Department of Transportation Research Project 0-4695: Guidance for Design in Areas of Extreme Bed-Load Mobility, Edwards Plateau, Texas

A review of the literature addressing sediment transport in gravel-bed river systems and structures designed to control bed-load mobility is provided as part of Texas Department of Transportation research project 0-4695: Guidance for Design in Areas of Extreme Bed-Load Mobility. The study area comprises the western half of the Edwards Plateau in central Texas. Three primary foci of the literature review are journal articles, edited volumes, and government publications. Major themes within the body of literature include deterministic sediment transport theory and equations, development of methods to measure and analyze fluvial sediment, applications and development of theory in natural channels and flume experiments, and recommendations for river management and structural design. The literature review provides an outline and foundation for the research project to characterize extreme bed-load mobility in rivers and streams across the study area. The literature review also provides a basis upon which potential modifications to low-water stream-crossing design in the study area can be made.

• Record URL:
  • http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1234/pdf/ofr2005-1234.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Geological Survey

  Texas Water Science Center, 8027 Exchange Drive
  Austin, TX  United States  78754

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Heitmuller, Franklin T
  • Asquith, William H
  • Fang, Xing
  • Thompson, David B
  • Wang, Keh-Han
• Publication Date: 2005-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Technical Report
• Features: Bibliography; Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 40p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equations; Flumes; Literature reviews; Measurement; Stream channels; Streambeds; Structural design; Theory
• Uncontrolled Terms: Low water crossings; Sediment transport; Stream crossings
• Geographic Terms: Edwards Plateau (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01018738
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-04/0-4695-1, OFR 2005-1234
• Contract Numbers: Project 0-4695
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 17 2006 1:03PM