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UVA Hydraulic and Transport Engineering Lab for Sustainable River Resources

Some Applications:Small and Large Dam RemovalRiver Restoration / RehabilitationIn Stream Flow CalculationStormwater Management

Require:Knowledge of the physical processes and forces operating to transport sediment and create turbulent flows

aka River Engineering

Lab Flume allows for geometric scaling and dynamic scaling to real rivers

Current research into how the river bed surface changes under low flows to increase its stability and resistance to transport

Creates a rough, armored surface and rocks rearrange into clusters

To understand the physical processes linking bed surface change to overall bed stability, the research investigates the turbulent flow patterns around the clusters

This is done using lasers and particle displacement to track movement in the fluid

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