Experimental Study on the Incipient Movement of Muddy Clay under Different Salinity Conditions

In order to understand the incipient movement of muddy clay under different salinity conditions, three series of flume tests were performed on incipient movement of muddy clay, including tests on incipient movement of salt-free clay mud under salt water conditions (salt water-salt-free clay mud), in...

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Main Authors: Xiaolei Zhang, Xin Liu, Haoran Wu, Shuyu Liu, Yu Zhu, Zhengzheng Bi, Zhiheng Xu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5245928
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Xin Liu
Haoran Wu
Shuyu Liu
Yu Zhu
Zhengzheng Bi
Zhiheng Xu
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Xin Liu
Haoran Wu
Shuyu Liu
Yu Zhu
Zhengzheng Bi
Zhiheng Xu
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description In order to understand the incipient movement of muddy clay under different salinity conditions, three series of flume tests were performed on incipient movement of muddy clay, including tests on incipient movement of salt-free clay mud under salt water conditions (salt water-salt-free clay mud), incipient movement of salt clay mud under salt water conditions (salt water-salt clay mud), and incipient movement of salt clay mud under freshwater conditions (freshwater-salt clay mud), using a circulating flume, in which the salinity of the water body or cohesive sediment varies from 0 to 40%. Based on the particle image velocimetry system and digital image gray processing technology, the gray curves of water near the clay mud bed surface with the velocity were plotted to quantitatively differentiate the incipient velocity of the sediment for each test. The experimental results showed that the higher the salinity of the water body or cohesive sediments is, the more difficult it is to start moving. There is a logarithmic relationship between the incipient velocity of cohesive sediments and the salinity of the water or cohesive sediments. The incipient velocity increases sharply at a salinity of 0∼10% and slowly at a salinity of 10∼40%. At the same salinity, the incipient velocity of salt clay mud under freshwater conditions is the largest, followed by that of salt clay mud under salt water conditions, while that of salt-free clay mud under salt water conditions is the smallest. In addition, the flow turbulence characteristics were analyzed under the critical conditions of the onset of muddy clay. Ultimately, an empirical formula to calculate the critical incipient velocity of muddy clay is proposed by introducing the salinity. In this study, salinity is included as a reference variable, which expands the research scope of sediment initiation and provides a reference for the study of estuary dynamics.
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spelling doaj-art-65d7d8bd0dcf44ec8fa44688c219dca32025-08-20T03:34:16ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2022-01-01202210.1155/2022/5245928Experimental Study on the Incipient Movement of Muddy Clay under Different Salinity ConditionsXiaolei Zhang0Xin Liu1Haoran Wu2Shuyu Liu3Yu Zhu4Zhengzheng Bi5Zhiheng Xu6School of Water ConservancySchool of Water ConservancySchool of Water ConservancySchool of Water ConservancySchool of Water ConservancySchool of Water ConservancySchool of Water ConservancyIn order to understand the incipient movement of muddy clay under different salinity conditions, three series of flume tests were performed on incipient movement of muddy clay, including tests on incipient movement of salt-free clay mud under salt water conditions (salt water-salt-free clay mud), incipient movement of salt clay mud under salt water conditions (salt water-salt clay mud), and incipient movement of salt clay mud under freshwater conditions (freshwater-salt clay mud), using a circulating flume, in which the salinity of the water body or cohesive sediment varies from 0 to 40%. Based on the particle image velocimetry system and digital image gray processing technology, the gray curves of water near the clay mud bed surface with the velocity were plotted to quantitatively differentiate the incipient velocity of the sediment for each test. The experimental results showed that the higher the salinity of the water body or cohesive sediments is, the more difficult it is to start moving. There is a logarithmic relationship between the incipient velocity of cohesive sediments and the salinity of the water or cohesive sediments. The incipient velocity increases sharply at a salinity of 0∼10% and slowly at a salinity of 10∼40%. At the same salinity, the incipient velocity of salt clay mud under freshwater conditions is the largest, followed by that of salt clay mud under salt water conditions, while that of salt-free clay mud under salt water conditions is the smallest. In addition, the flow turbulence characteristics were analyzed under the critical conditions of the onset of muddy clay. Ultimately, an empirical formula to calculate the critical incipient velocity of muddy clay is proposed by introducing the salinity. In this study, salinity is included as a reference variable, which expands the research scope of sediment initiation and provides a reference for the study of estuary dynamics.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5245928
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Experimental Study on the Incipient Movement of Muddy Clay under Different Salinity Conditions
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title Experimental Study on the Incipient Movement of Muddy Clay under Different Salinity Conditions
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title_fullStr Experimental Study on the Incipient Movement of Muddy Clay under Different Salinity Conditions
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title_short Experimental Study on the Incipient Movement of Muddy Clay under Different Salinity Conditions
title_sort experimental study on the incipient movement of muddy clay under different salinity conditions
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5245928
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