CIV E 638 Sedimentation Engineering --- Fall 2018 --- Syllabus
A. River mechanics
(3 weeks)
A01. Guy, H. P. 1970. Fluvial sediment concepts U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 3, Chapter C1.     [Part 1]   [Part 2]   [Part 3]
A02. Ponce, V. M. 2015. Sediment properties. Section 15.1 in Engineering Hydrology, Principles and Practices, Second edition, published online.
A03. Ponce, V. M. 2011. Sediment properties. Webvideo.
A04. Ponce, V. M. 2015. Sediment Transport: Initiation of Motion. Section 15.3 in Engineering Hydrology, Principles and Practices, Second edition, published online.
A05. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Fall velocity of a spherical sediment particle. Online program.
A06. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Specific weight of a sediment deposit. Online program.
A07. Ponce, V. M. 2002. The same question. Legacy tale.
A08. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Initiation of motion using Shields criterion. Online program.
A09. Ponce, V. M. 2011. Initiation of motion based on Froude number. Nutshell [38029] in http://ponce.sdsu.edu.
A10. Ponce, V. M. 2012. Initiation of motion based on Froude number. Webvideo.
A11. Ponce, V. M. 2012. Minimum Froude number and minimum permissible velocity using the Shields criterion. Chapter in book.
A12. Ponce, V. M. 2012. Minimum Froude number and minimum permissible velocity using the Shields criterion. Online program.
A13. Ponce, V. M. 2014. Critical shear stress vs critical velocity. Online article.
A14. E. V. Richardson. 2012. Hydraulics at Colorado State University. Video.
A15. Simons, D. B., and E. V. Richardson. 1966. Resistance to flow in alluvial channels. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 422-J.
A16. Kennedy, J. F. 1983. Reflections on rivers. ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 109, No. 10, 1257-1260.
A17. Jarrett, R. D. 1984. Hydraulics of high-gradient streams. ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 110, No. 11, 1519-1539.
B. Sediment production and yield
(2 weeks)
B01. Ponce, V. M. 2015. Sediment production. Section 15.2 in Engineering Hydrology, Principles and Practices, Second edition, published online.
B02. Ponce, V. M. 2011. Sediment production and yield. Webvideo.
B03. Ponce, V. M. 2012. Engineering Hydrology, Chapter 15, Lecture Notes I.
B04. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Calculation of specific weight of sediment deposits by the Lane and Koelzer method. Online program.
B05. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Universal Soil Loss Equation. Online program.
B06. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Universal Soil Loss Equation (composite watershed with n subwatersheds). Online program.
B07. Ponce, V. M. 2004. Camp Creek photos, 2004. Pictorial.
B08. Ponce, V. M. 2004. Camp Creek: 1989 and 2004. Pictorial.
B09. Ponce, V. M. 2004. Camp Creek: Baseflow augmentation.
B10. Ponce, V. M. 1989. Baseflow augmentation by streambank storage.
B11. Ponce, V. M. 1990. Management of baseflow augmentation: A review.
B12. Ponce, V. M. 2004. The story of Oregon's Bear Creek. Pictorial.
B13. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Red Clover Creek; Past and Present. Legacy tale.
B14. Ponce, V. M. 2008. The story of Red Clover Creek. Webvideo.
B15. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Mohave river flood, March 2005. Pictorial.
B16. Dendy, F. E., and G. C. Bolton 1976. Sediment yield-runoff-drainage area relationships in the United States. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, November-December, 264-266.
B17. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Calculation of sediment yield by the Dendy and Bolton formula. Online program.
C. Channel morphology
(3 weeks)
C01. Leopold, L. B., and T. Maddock. 1953. The hydraulic geometry of stream channels and some physiographic implications. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 252.
C02. Leopold, L. B. The hydraulic geometry. In "The view of the river."
C03. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Einstein on meanders. Legacy tale.
C04. Einstein, A. 1926. The cause of the formation of meanders in the courses of rivers and of the so-called Baer's Law. In Ideas and Opinions, 1994 [Channel morphology].
C05. Friedkin, J. F. 1945. A laboratory study of the meandering of alluvial rivers. U.S. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi. 1 May 1945.
C06. Ponce, V. M. 2014. Chronology of the Mississippi river geomorphology.
C07. Ponce, V. M. 2014. Cutback in the New river near Calexico.
C08. Kennan, G. 1917. The Salton Sea.
C09. Ponce, V. M. 2015. Time engineering: The singular case of the Salton Basin.
C10. Ponce, V. M. 2014. Pongo de Manseriche.
C11. Ponce, V. M. 1989. With Humboldt on the Casiquiare.
C12. Kosi river. The Kosi river, Bihar, India.
C13. Ponce, V. M., and K. Mahmood. 1976. Meandering thalwegs in straight alluvial channels. Proceedings, Rivers '76, Third Annual Symposium of the Waterways, Harbors, and Coastal Engineering Division, ASCE.
C14. Lane, E. W. 1955. The importance of fluvial morphology in hydraulic engineering. Proceedings, ASCE, Vol. 81, Paper 745, July, 1-17.
C15. Ponce, V. M. 2009. The Lane principle. Legacy tale.
C16. Ponce, V. M. 2015. The Lane relation revisited, with online calculation Web article.
C17. Ponce, V. M. 2011. The Lane relation. Webvideo.
C18. Ponce, V. M. 2012. Sediment control in Aguaje de La Tuna, Tijuana, Mexico. Webvideo.
C19. Ponce, V. M. 2009. Hungry water. Legacy tale.
C20. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Sediment retention basins: To be or not to be. Legacy tale.
C21. Ponce, V. M. 1982. Calculation of equilibrium channel top width using the Lane et al. theory. Online calculator.
C22. Ponce, V. M. 1982. The equilibrium shape of self-formed channels in noncohesive alluvium: The Lane et al. theory revisited. SDSU Civil Engineering Series 82151. Technical report.
C23. Ponce, V. M. 1982. Celerity of transient bed profiles. ASCE Journal of the Hydraulics Division, Vol. 108, No. HY11, November, 1393-1397.
C24. Ponce, V. M., J. Lopez-Garcia, and D. B. Simons. 1979. Modeling alluvial channel bed transients. ASCE Journal of the Hydraulics Division, Vol. 105, No. HY3, March, 245-256.
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D. Sediment transport
(3 weeks)
D01. Ponce, V. M. 2015. Sediment transport. Section 15.3 in Engineering Hydrology: Principles and Practices, Second edition, published online.
D02. Ponce, V. M. 2011. Sediment transport. Webvideo.
D03. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Calculation of bed-material transport by the Duboys formula. Online program.
D04. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Calculation of bed-material transport rate by the Meyer-Peter formula. Online program.
D05. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Calculation of total bed material discharge by the Colby 1957 method. Online program.
D06. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Calculation of discharge of sands by the Colby 1964 method. Online program.
D07. Ponce, V. M., and M. Jara García. 2012. Calculation of sediment discharge by the Engelund-Hansen formula. Online program.
D08. Ponce, V. M. 1988. Sediment transport capacity - various formulas (Julien) Graph.
D09. Ackers, P, and W. R. White. 1973. Sediment transport: A new approach and analysis Paper.
D10. Ponce, V. M., and A. Gostomelskiy. 2012. Calculation of sediment discharge by the Ackers-White formula. Online program.
D11. Ponce, V. M. 1988. Ultimate sediment concentration. Proceedings paper.
D12. Ponce, V. M. 2003. The sediment rating curve. Legacy tale.
D13. Ponce, V. M. 2002. A three-way split. Legacy tale.
D14. Ponce, V. M., D. S. Smith, and R. D. Aguilar. 2012. Effect of form friction on the sediment rating curve. Online article.
D15. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Einstein on Meanders. Legacy tale.
D16. Einstein, H. 1950.   The bed-load function for sediment transportation in open-channel flows. Graphs.  Thumbnail.
D17. Colby, B. R., and C. H. Hembree. 1955. Computations of total sediment discharge, Niobrara river near Cody, Nebraska. U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 1357, Washington, D.C.
D18. Colby, B. R., and C. H. Hembree. 1955. Sediment rating curve.
D19. Colby. B. R, and C. H. Hembree. 1955. Computations of total sediment discharge, Niobrara river near Cody, Nebraska. Google Earth photo.
D20. Bureau of Reclamation. 1955. Step method for computing total sediment load by the Modified Einstein Procedure. Technical report.
D21. Ponce, V. M. 2009. Calculation of bed-material transport by the Modified Einstein Procedure. Online program.
D22. Bureau of Reclamation. 1966. Computation of "z's" for use in the Modified Einstein Procedure. June. Technical report.
D23. Porterfield, G. 1972. Computation of fluvial-sediment discharge U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 3, Chapter C3.     [Part 1]   [Part 2]
E. Reservoir sedimentation
(1 week)
E01. Ponce, V. M. 2015. Sediment deposition in reservoirs. Section 15.4 in Engineering Hydrology: Principles and Practices, Second edition, published online.
E02. Ponce, V. M. 2011. Sediment deposition in reservoirs. Webvideo.
E03. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Calculation of reservoir design life. Online program.
F. Bridge scour
(1 week)
F01. Federal Highway Administration 2012. Evaluating scour at bridges (2012). Report.
F02. Federal Highway Administration 2012. Chapter 6 Extract:  Basic Concepts and Definitions of Scour (2012). Report.
F03. Ponce, V. M. 2018. Bridge scour. Online article.
F04. Melville, B. W. 1997. Pier and abutment scour: Integrated approach. ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 123, No. 2, February.
F05. Ponce, V. M. 2012. Scour using HEC-18. Online program.
F06. Vuppalapati, B. and V. M. Ponce. 2016. Scour using Jain and Fisher equation. Online program.
F07. V. M. Ponce. 2016. Scour using Froehlich's 1988 equation. Online program.
F08. Ponce, V. M. 2009. Pier and abutment scour using Melville equation (1997). Online program.
F09. El grupo de Investigación Arenas, Valle de Guadalupe. 2016. Estudio del Componente Arenas en el Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California. México.
G. Sediment measurements
(1 week)
G01. Federal Interagency Sedimentation Project. Website. 2012.

G02. Edwards, T. K., and G. D. Glysson. 1999. Field methods for measurement of fluvial sediment U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 3, Chapter C2.     [Part 1]   [Part 2]   [Part 3]   [Part 4]
G03. Guy, H. P. 1969. Laboratory theory and methods for sediment analysis U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 5, Chapter C1.     [Part 1]   [Part 2]   [Part 3]
G04. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Field data of questionable quality. Legacy tale.
G05. Ponce, V. M. 2015. Sediment measurements. Section 15.5 in Engineering Hydrology: Principles and Practices, Second edition, published online.
G06. Ponce, V. M. 2011. Sediment measurements. Webvideo.
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