Presentation Year

2018

Depreciated Participant

Ahron CervaniaEnvironmental Resources EngineeringUndergraduate Student

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Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

Large woody debris (LWD) in rivers can increase fish and macroinvertebrate habitat, but also increases the risk of flooding and reduces channel navigability. This research aims to better understand the river hydraulics associated with LWD in order to find a balance between the beneficial and detrimental effects. By modifying equations of turbulent pipe flow, we attempt to estimate the vertical velocity profile of flow under LWD jams and compare the estimated profile to measured profiles from flume-simulated LWD jams.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

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391

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