Einstein bed-load function

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The Einstein bed-load function is a seminal hydraulic engineering formula developed by Hans Albert Einstein to predict the transport rate of sediment particles rolling and sliding along a riverbed under flowing water.

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instanceOf bed-load transport function ⓘ
hydraulic engineering formula ⓘ
sediment transport formula ⓘ
appliesTo bed-load transport in open-channel flow ⓘ
coarse non-cohesive sediment ⓘ
sediment particles rolling and sliding along a riverbed ⓘ
assumes steady uniform flow ⓘ
uniform sediment size ⓘ
wide channel approximation ⓘ
basedOn dimensionless analysis ⓘ
probabilistic approach to particle motion ⓘ
category empirical–theoretical sediment transport relation ⓘ
describedIn Einstein’s 1950 sediment transport monograph ⓘ
developer Hans Albert Einstein ⓘ
field fluvial hydraulics ⓘ
hydraulic engineering ⓘ
sediment transport ⓘ
hasLimitation less accurate for highly unsteady flows ⓘ
less accurate for strongly non-uniform sediment mixtures ⓘ
hasVariable dimensionless bed-load parameter Φ ⓘ
dimensionless shear stress τ* ⓘ
influenced subsequent bed-load transport formulas ⓘ
involves bed shear stress ⓘ
critical shear stress for incipient motion ⓘ
dimensionless shear stress ⓘ
kinematic viscosity of water ⓘ
particle diameter ⓘ
specific weight of sediment ⓘ
transport intensity parameter ⓘ
languageOfOriginalPublication German ⓘ
namedAfter Hans Albert Einstein ⓘ
notableFor being one of the earliest probabilistic bed-load transport theories ⓘ
purpose predict bed-load transport rate ⓘ
relate sediment transport rate to hydraulic and sediment parameters ⓘ
relatedTo Meyer-Peter–Müller bed-load formula ⓘ
Shields curve ⓘ
relates dimensionless bed-load transport rate to excess shear stress ⓘ
timePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
usedIn channel stabilization studies ⓘ
design of hydraulic structures ⓘ
river engineering design ⓘ
sediment management in rivers ⓘ
usesConcept Shields parameter ⓘ
dimensionless bed-load transport rate ⓘ

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