Effect of channel plane form on formation process of Sandbars

Abstract

Almost no explanation is given about development process of sand bar in non-straighten channel because the phenomenon of sand bar has been investigated using straighten channel. This study conducted a numerical experiment of development process of sand bar in a meandering channel and a figure-of-eight(gourd) as fixed wall. The results shows that the development process clearly differs in channel of straighten, meandering and figure-of-eight(gourd). The result of figure-of-eight(gourd) doesn't occur mode degradation and keep multiple bars.