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Wave-Forced Sediment Erosion and Resuspension in the Yellow River Delta pp 97–121Cite as

Erodibility of Seabed Sediments in the Modern Yellow River Delta

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The erodibility of intertidal sediments is a key factor affecting coastal erosion and sediment resuspension. In this chapter, a geological engineering study is undertaken to determine the spatial distribution of sediment erodibility in the modern Yellow River Delta. The critical shear stress of sediments is measured both with a mini-annular flume and a Cohesive Strength Meter (CSM) along the coastline of the Yellow River Delta (i.e., deposited in different historical periods), where the geotechnical properties of sediments are also determined. The influencing factors are identified and implications for sediment erosion and microtopography formation in this unique area are also discussed.

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  1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China

    Yonggang Jia, Xiaolei Liu & Hongxian Shan

  2. College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China

    Shaotong Zhang

  3. Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, Shandong, China

    Jiewen Zheng

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Jia, Y., Liu, X., Zhang, S., Shan, H., Zheng, J. (2020). Erodibility of Seabed Sediments in the Modern Yellow River Delta. In: Wave-Forced Sediment Erosion and Resuspension in the Yellow River Delta. Springer Oceanography. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7032-8_4

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