本书主要阐述了固体颗粒在水流、风力、波浪和重力作用下的起动、搬运和沉积规律。同时介绍了国内外有关本学科的最新研究成果，着重引用了各方开展的大量实验的成果。全书共分为两个部分，第一部分为黏性泥沙运输的原理和建模过程，第二部分为非黏性泥沙的内陆架输运。

PART ONE PRINCIPLES AND PROCESS- MODELING OF COHESIVE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
1. Fine-grained Sediment Properties and Transport Processes
1.1 Sediment Properties
1.2 Sediment Characterization
1.3 Sediment Profile
1.4 Sediment Transport Processes
1.5 Sediment Source and the Transport Process: A Case Study (Li X., ct al.,
2.Settling Velocity and Concentration Profiles
2.1 Description
2.2 Theory
2.2.1 Settling Velocity
2.2.2 Suspension Profile
2.3 Program Description and Data Input
2.4 Tutorial for Data Input
3. Deposition Under Flow
3.1 Description
3.2 Theory
3.3 Program Description and Data Input
3.4 Tutorial for Data Input
4. Wave-Bottom Mud Interaction
4.1 Description
4.2 Theory
4.2.1 Mud Rheology
4.2.2 Wave-Mud Interaction Modeling
4.3 Program Description and Data Input
4.4 Tutorial for Data Input
5. Non-equilibrium Suspension Profile Modeling
5.1 Description
5.1.1 Fluid Mud Resuspension
5.1.2 Bed Resuspension
5.2 Theory
5.3 Program Description
5.4 Input Parameters for Modeling
5.5 Tutorial for Data Input
6. Fluid Mud Generation by Waves
6.1 Description
6.2 Theory
6.2.1 Criterion for Fluid Mud Generation
6.2.2 Mud Rheology
6.2.3 Bed Representation
6.2.4 Bed Dynamic Response
6.2.5 Fluid Mud Thickness
6.3 Program Description and Data Input
6.4 Tutorial for Data Input
7. Consolidation
7.1 Description
7.2 Theory
7.2.1 Coordinate Systems
7.2.2 Governing Equation for Consolidation ..-
7.2.3 Solution of the Consolidation Equation
7.2.4 Modified Solution
7.3 Program Description and Data Input
7.4 Tutorial for Data Input
8. Process Parametric Measurements
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Bed Erosion
8.2.1 Erosion Rate
8.2.2 Apparatuscs for Measuring Erosion
8.3 Entrainment
8.3.1 Entrainment Rate
8.3.2 Apparatuses for Mcasuring Entrainment
8.4 Diffusion Coefficients
8.4.1 Definition
8.4.2 Measurement of Diffusion Coefficicnts
8.5 Suspension Concentration
8.5.1 Definition
8.5.2 Concentration Measurement
8.6 Scttling Velocity
8.6.1 Scttling Velocity Dependence on Concentration ..
8.6.2 Apparatuses for Measuring the Settling Velocity
8.7 Deposition
8.7.1 Rate of Deposition
8.7.2 Apparatuses for Measuring Deposition
8.8 Bottom Mud Parameters
8.9 Rheological Parametcrs
8.9.1 Required Paramctcrs
8.9.2 Apparatuses for Rheometry
8.10 Consolidation Parameters
9. Sedimentation Related Design Simulations
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Small Basin Sedimentation
9.2.1 Basin with One Entrance
9.2.1.1 Theory and Numerical Method
9.2.1.2 Program Description and Input Data
9.2.1.3 Tutorial for Data Input
9.2.2 Basin with Two Entrances
9.2.2.1 Theory and Numerical Method
9.2.2.2 Program Description and Input Data
9.2.2.3 Tutorial for Data Input
9.3 Mud Berm Design
9.3.1 Criteria and Parameters
9.3.2 Program Description and Input Data
9.3.3 Tutorial for Data Input
9.4 Mud Beach Profile
9.4.1 Description
9.4.2 Theory
9.4.3 Program Description and Input Data
9.4.4 Tutorial for Data Input
10. Test Problems
References I
PART TWO SEDIMENT TRANSPORT ON THE SHELF
11. Introduction
a. Hydrodynamics
b. Fluid-Sediment Interaction
c. Sediment Transport Mechanics
d. Limitations of Coverage
12. Turbulent Bottom Boundary Layer Flows
a. Conceptual Model of Turbulent Shear Stresses
b. Current Boundary Layers
c. Wave Boundary Layers
d. Combined Wave-Current Boundary Layers