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A FIELD TECHNIQUE FOR WEIGHING BEDLOAD SAMPLES 1
Author(s) -
Carey William P.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1984.tb04681.x
Subject(s) - bed load , hyperconcentrated flow , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , environmental science , geotechnical engineering , sediment , sediment transport , geomorphology
A technique for weighing bedload samples that was developed for laboratory use has been modified for field application. The technique involves determining the submerged weight of bedload samples as they are collected. The submerged weights are converted to dry weights from a knowledge of the specific gravity of the bedload material. The technique makes bedload transport data available immediately and eliminates costly and time‐consuming steps involved with saving samples for laboratory analysis. Only samples designated for particle‐size or other lab analyses need to be saved.