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Synthesize current understanding of sediment detachment and transport within soil pipes by translating hydrodynamic models from surface streams and industrial piping.

March 20, 2017Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Sediment detachment and transport processes associated with internal erosion of soil pipes

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Synthesize current understanding of sediment detachment and transport within soil pipes by translating hydrodynamic models from surface streams and industrial piping.
Reviewed published empirical and theoretical literature detailing particle detachment and internal erosion within soil macropores and pipes.
Integrated hydrogeologic conditions with sediment transport equations developed for open-channel flows and closed industrial conduits to address subterranean soil piping.
Subsurface lateral flow and elevated pore pressure decrease soil cohesion and generate seepage forces that dislodge soil aggregates along preferential flow paths.
Progressive internal detachment and sediment routing expand soil pipe diameters, substantially elevating the risk of gully emergence and structural collapse in dams and levees.
Current hydrodynamic models fail to quantify critical shear stress thresholds within soil pipes, establishing a clear need for direct physical measurements of in-pipe erosion.

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Literature review reveals mechanisms of sediment detachment and transport in soil pipes, highlighting key factors driving catastrophic gully erosion and levee failures.

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Wilson et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a755fa3f5fc394144035b05 https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4147

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Literature review reveals mechanisms of sediment detachment and transport in soil pipes, highlighting key factors driving catastrophic gully erosion and levee failures.

Sediment detachment and transport processes associated with internal erosion of soil pipes

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