Bed shear stress estimation of shallow and wide flows over sandy beds in transitionally rough regime at threshold conditions using velocity characteristics
August 2026
Estimating bed shear stress (BSS) is essential to determine the critical shear stress under incipient motion conditions of sediments which typically occur within transitionally rough regime for sandy...
Effectiveness of bioengineering and geosynthetic integration for riverbank erosion control: A case study along the Mae Taeng River, Chiang Mai, Thailand
August 2026
This study evaluates the performance of erosion control measures incorporating geosynthetic materials and bioengineering approaches to mitigate riverbank erosion along the Mae Taeng River in Chiang...
Analytical and experimental study on sediment wash-off from urban road surface under rainfall runoff
August 2026
Accurately modeling sediment wash-off from urban roads is critical for stormwater pollution control but remains challenging due to the limited physical basis of existing transport models. This study...
Influence of flow unsteadiness on local scour at bridge piers: An energy-based perspective
August 2026
Local scour at piers is a major cause of bridge failures worldwide. While most existing studies assume steady flow conditions, actual flood events are inherently unsteady, with distinct rising and falling...
Effects of roots and canopy of Medicago sativa L. on soil and water conservation for steep spoil heaps
August 2026
Spoil heaps are vulnerable to intense rainfall, and the understanding of the impact of vegetation on runoff and sediment production is limited. Models of spoil heaps with dimensions of 3.46 m × 2.00...
Uncovering the mechanisms of cross-shore sediment transport through interpretable machine learning with limited laboratory data
August 2026
Cross-shore sediment transport, a key driver of coastal morphodynamic evolution, remains challenging to model due to the simultaneous contributions of multiple factors, which collectively result in...
Estimating monthly suspended sediment load of the Brahmaputra River by integrating machine learning models with unsupervised outlier detection
August 2026
Suspended sediment load (SSL) modeling is crucial in hydrology and river engineering for infrastructure design, river basin management, flood mitigation, and channel change studies. Monitoring SSL often...
Economic superiority of biological over structural soil and water conservation measures: A cost-benefit analysis in the Taham watershed, Iran
August 2026
Watershed management and engineering, emphasizing soil erosion and sediment yield management, typically employs two primary structural and biological approaches. Despite indications that the biological...
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August 2026
How do braided rivers evolve: Insights from 2D shallow water hydro-sediment-morphodynamic modeling
Available online 21 August 2026
Braided rivers commonly exhibit frequent channel shifting and bar migration, which remains a major challenge to predict. Numerical modeling has evolved into a proactive approach for resolving fluvial...
Deposition, provenance, and organic matter enrichment of paralic shales and coals of the Upper Yangtze Platform, China: A combined geochemical and petrographic study on the Permian Longtan Formation
Available online 11 August 2026
The Upper Permian Longtan Formation in the Upper Yangtze Platform represents a complex paralic succession of siliciclastic rocks and interbedded coals. To evaluate its hydrocarbon resource potential...
Experimental study on the motion characteristics of turbidity currents in a non-uniform sloped flume
Available online 1 August 2026
Turbidity currents frequently occur in rivers, reservoirs, and estuaries, where they exhibit distinctive hydrodynamic and sediment transport characteristics. In the current study, the motion characteristics...
On the flow field characteristics around jacket foundations of offshore wind turbines under wave action
Available online 13 July 2026
Jacket foundations have recently emerged as a predominant support structure for offshore wind turbines in intermediate water depths. Their stability impacts structural safety and power transmission...
Flocculation characteristics and mechanisms of suspended sediment under ultrasonic–electric coupling intervention
June 2026
Exploring the flocculation characteristics and mechanisms of suspended sediment under artificial intervention is important for understanding the flocculation process, so as to achieve rapid, ultra-clean...
New insight on grain-size distribution changes during the net offshore migration process of an oblique sand bar
June 2026
Offshore oblique bars typically follow a net offshore migration (NOM) pattern. However, this kinematic view overlooks how migration relates to sand-grain dynamics, as revealed by grain-size distribution...
Effects of grain arrangement and grain size on gravel-bed microtopographies
June 2026
Gravel-bed microtopographies are closely connected with many aspects of river dynamics, including incipient sediment motion, sediment transport, flow structure, and flow resistance. Grain arrangement...
Quantifying rill erosion processes in evolving soil landscapes: An experimental approach
June 2026
Rill erosion is a hydrological-geomorphic process occurring on hillslopes across small spatial extents. Despite advances in soil erosion research, the dynamic feedbacks among the rill erosion process,...
The transport mechanisms of sediment and phosphorus in agricultural drainage ditches in the presence of vegetation
June 2026
Understanding the mechanisms by which vegetation influences phosphorus transport in agricultural drainage ditches is crucial for accurately assessing non-point source pollution loads and ecosystem restoration...
Hydrosedimentary dynamics and sediment source activation during a prolonged extreme rainfall event in a Mediterranean catchment
June 2026
This study analyses the response of a Mediterranean agroforestry catchment to Storm Juliette, an episode of prolonged rainfall (208 mm in 5 days). Hydrological monitoring combined with sediment fingerprinting...
Magnetic properties of surface sediments in a closed alkaline volcanic lake: A case study from Lake Batur, Bali, Indonesia
June 2026
Lake Batur is a closed volcanic lake with alkaline water, located on the island of Bali, Indonesia. This study of Lake Batur presents a comprehensive rock magnetism analysis of the sediments and a geochemical...
Granular segregation of layered sand beds around vertical piles under cyclic lateral vibrations
June 2026
Recent studies on noncohesive sediment bed deformation and granular segregation induced by localized vibration from embedded vibratory piles indicate that vibrating vertical piles in uniform noncohesive...
Sensitivity and complexity of the Yangtze River’s sediment dynamics
June 2026
The Yangtze River, the world’s longest river flowing entirely within one country, has experienced a 60 %–99 % decline in sediment load since the late 1970s. Climate change and human activities are widely...
Suspended sediment concentration prediction using a hybrid VMD-LSTM-SA-ensemble model
June 2026
Accurate prediction of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) is critically important for water quality assessments in marine and terrestrial aquatic environments. However, there is uncertainty associated...
Quantifying the effects of root, soil properties and hydraulic characteristics on soil detachment of naturally restored grassland on the Loess Plateau
June 2026
Plant roots, soil properties, and hydraulic characteristics can significantly influence soil detachment by overland flow. However, research quantifying the effects of those various factors on soil detachment...
