In this study, a series of laboratory experiments on the response of sand-clay seabed under progressive waves were carried out to investigate the process of sediment suspension over a liquefied seabed. The sand-clay beds with various clay content (CC) ranging from 0 to 15% were tested for a specific wave condition. The excess pore water pressure (EPP), suspended sediment concentration (SSC) and elevation of mixed beds were recorded for each test. The experimental results indicated that seabed with a certain amount CC was easier to liquefy compared with pure sandy bed. The SSC of liquefied sand-clay bed is bigger than that of non-liquefied mixed bed. The SSC above sand-clay bed is smaller than that of sandy bed, but the erosion depth of mixed bed is bigger than that of sandy bed.
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Effect of Clay Content on the Sediment Suspension Over Liquefied Sand-Clay Mixed Bed Under Waves
Published:
11 November 2021
by MDPI
in The 6th International Electronic Conference on Water Sciences
session Soft and Hard Interventions to Adapt to and Mitigate Abiotic and Biotic Coastal Change Due to Climate Change and Human Interventions
https://doi.org/10.3390/ECWS-6-11617
(registering DOI)
Abstract:
Keywords: sediment suspension; clay content; erosion; pore water pressure; cohesion; waves