Terminal fall velocity: the legacy of Stokes from the perspective of fluvial hydraulics

S Dey, SZ Ali, E Padhi - Proceedings of the Royal Society …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This review article, dedicated to the bicentenary celebration of Sir George Gabriel Stokes'
birthday, presents the state-of-the-science of terminal fall velocity, highlighting his rich …

On the settling of marine carbonate grains: Review and challenges

M de Kruijf, A Slootman, RA de Boer, JJG Reijmer - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Particle settling velocity is a fundamental parameter in sedimentology and engineering, and
has accordingly received much attention in the literature. Grain properties, such as shape …

Predicting responses of geo-ecological carbonate reef systems to climate change: a conceptual model and review

NK Browne, M Cuttler, K Moon, K Morgan… - … and marine biology, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
230Coral reefs provide critical ecological and geomorphic (eg sediment production for reef-
fronted shoreline maintenance) services, which interact in complex and dynamic ways …

Threshold of motion of coral reef sediment under currents in flume experiments

C Bian, J Chen, C Jiang, Z Wu, Z Yao - Sedimentology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study experimentally documented the thresholds of critical motion for tropical shallow
marine carbonate sediments by conducting a total of 225 laboratory experiments that …

Experimental study of the incipient motion threshold of coral sediment for oscillatory flow

C Bian, J Chen, C Jiang, Z Wu, Z Yao, J Liu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the incipient motion thresholds of coral sediment with the action of oscillatory
currents were experimentally recorded by conducting a total of 405 laboratory experiments …

Settling velocity and drag coefficient of platy shell fragments

Y Li, Q Yu, S Gao, BW Flemming - Sedimentology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Settling velocity of bioclastic particles in coastal and shallow marine environments is
essential for interpreting depositional facies and processes. There is, however, a paucity of …

Influence of sediment composition on morphology and internal structure of mixed siliciclastic–bioclastic coastal barriers: Contribution of flume experiments

A Rieux, P Weill, D Mouazé, B Tessier - Sedimentology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal barriers are dynamic systems, the morphology and architecture of which are
controlled by local hydrodynamics, sea‐level fluctuations at different timescales, geological …

Threshold of motion of bivalve and gastropod shells under oscillatory flow in flume experiments

C Fick, E Puhl, EE Toldo Jr - Sedimentology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The threshold of motion of non‐fragmented mollusc shells was studied for the first time
under oscillatory flow. In this regard, flume experiments were used to investigate the …

Wave‐influenced deposition of carbonate‐rich sediment on the insular shelf of Santa Maria Island, Azores

Z Zhao, NC Mitchell, R Quartau, S Moreira… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Formulae for sediment thresholds of motion are commonly based on flume experiments on
rounded quartz particles and it is unclear how well they predict thresholds in natural settings …

A visual method for threshold detection of sediment motion in a flume experiment without human interference

M Vah, A Khoury, A Jarno… - Earth Surface Processes …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An experimental investigation of the entrainment threshold of sediment grains conducted in
a non‐tiltable flume is reported and an original processing method based on image …