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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-1097-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-1097-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
On the use of packing models for the prediction of fluvial sediment porosity
Christoph Rettinger
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Fluvial Morphology, Sediment Dynamics and Management, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany
Chair for System Simulation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstraße 11, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
Mina Tabesh
Department of Fluvial Morphology, Sediment Dynamics and Management, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, RWTH Aachen University, Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 17, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Ulrich Rüde
Chair for System Simulation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstraße 11, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
CERFACS, 42 Avenue Gaspard Coriolis, 31057 Toulouse, CEDEX 1, France
Stefan Vollmer
Department of Fluvial Morphology, Sediment Dynamics and Management, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany
Roy M. Frings
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Rijkswaterstaat Zuid-Nederland, Avenue Ceramique 125, Maastricht, 6221 KV, the Netherlands
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Short summary
Packing models promise efficient and accurate porosity predictions of fluvial sediment deposits. In this study, three packing models were reviewed, calibrated, and validated. Only two of the models were able to handle the continuous and large grain size distributions typically encountered in rivers. We showed that an extension by a cohesion model is necessary and developed guidelines for successful predictions in different rivers.
Packing models promise efficient and accurate porosity predictions of fluvial sediment deposits....