Meyer-Peter–Müller bed-load formula

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The Meyer-Peter–Müller bed-load formula is a classic empirical equation in fluvial hydraulics used to estimate the transport rate of coarse sediment along a riverbed under given flow conditions.

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instanceOf empirical hydraulic equation ⓘ
sediment transport formula ⓘ
appliesTo alluvial rivers ⓘ
bed-load transport ⓘ
coarse sediment ⓘ
uniform sediment beds ⓘ
assumes bed-load dominant transport ⓘ
non-cohesive sediment ⓘ
steady uniform flow ⓘ
basedOn flume experiments ⓘ
uniform gravel beds ⓘ
category bed-load transport equation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Switzerland ⓘ
developedBy Egon Meyer-Peter ⓘ
Rudolf Müller ⓘ
estimates bed-load transport rate ⓘ
field fluvial hydraulics ⓘ
river engineering ⓘ
sediment transport ⓘ
hasVariant Meyer-Peter–Müller 1948 formula ⓘ
modified Meyer-Peter–Müller formula ⓘ
influenced subsequent bed-load transport formulas ⓘ
input bed shear stress ⓘ
channel slope ⓘ
critical shear stress ⓘ
sediment density ⓘ
sediment grain size ⓘ
water density ⓘ
languageOfOriginalPublication German ⓘ
limitation less accurate for fine sand ⓘ
less accurate for very steep slopes ⓘ
limited validation for mixed-size sediments ⓘ
predicts volumetric bed-load transport per unit width ⓘ
publicationYear 1948 ⓘ
publishedIn Schweizerische Bauzeitung ⓘ
relationType power-law ⓘ
typicalSedimentSizeRange coarse sand ⓘ
gravel ⓘ
small cobbles ⓘ
usedBy fluvial geomorphologists ⓘ
hydraulic engineers ⓘ
river modelers ⓘ
usesConcept Shields parameter ⓘ
dimensionless shear stress ⓘ
widelyUsedIn morphodynamic modeling ⓘ
river engineering design ⓘ
sediment management studies ⓘ

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