Evolution and Management of the Yangtze River Channel

Author: Yu Wenchou
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Preface General Preface Foreword Part 1 Basic Characteristics of the Yangtze River Channel Introduction / 31 Basin Characteristics / 71 1.1 Natural Geography / 71 1.2 Geomorphology and Channel Boundary Conditions / 91 1.3 Water and Sediment Sources / 122 Channel Flow and Sediment Movement / 35 2.1 Channel Flow Resistance / 35 2.2 Sediment Initiation Laws / 37 2.3 Bed Load Sediment Transport Characteristics / 40 2.4 Suspended Load Sediment Transport Characteristics / 44 2.5 Sediment Transport Capacity of Flow / 46 2.6 Flow and Sediment Movement in Curves / 48 2.7 Flow and Sediment Movement in Braided Channels / 55 Channel Morphology and Channel-Related Relationships / 67 3.1 Channel Planform Morphology / 67 3.2 Channel Longitudinal Profile / 73 3.3 Channel Cross-Sectional Profile / 76 3.4 Channel Morphology / 84 3.5 Channel-forming Flow / 86 3.6 Channel Stability Coefficient / 87 Part 2 Channel Evolution Evolution of the Main Channel and Lakes of the Yangtze River / 93 4.1 Formation and Development of the Yangtze River / 93 4.2 Evolution of the Upper Reaches Channel / 101 4.3 Evolution of the Middle Reaches Channel / 112 4.4 Evolution of the Lower Reaches Channel / 147 4.5 Lake Evolution / 172 Evolution of the Yangtze River Estuary / 185 5.1 Estuary Boundary Conditions and Hydrological-Sediment Characteristics / 185 5.2 Historical Changes of the Estuary / 195 5.3 Recent Channel Evolution / 207 5.4 Development and Recent Changes of the Estuary Delta / 226 5.5 Channel Evolution Trends / 227 River Types and Formation Conditions / 230 6.1 Overview of River Type Studies / 230 6.2 River Types of Main and Tributaries in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River / 233 6.3 Classification of River Types in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River / 244 6.4 Formation Conditions of Different River Types in the Alluvial Plains of the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River / 248 Part 3 Channel Management Planning and Regulation Projects Overview of Channel Management Planning in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River / 257 7.1 Development of Channel Management Planning Work / 257 7.2 Key Points of Overall Channel Management Planning / 265 7.3 Planning for Key Channel Segments / 267 7.4 Some Observations on Channel Management Planning Work / 276 Channel Dynamics and Control / 280 8.1 Concept of Channel Dynamics / 280 8.2 Dynamism of Channel Dynamics / 281 8.3 Control of Channel Dynamics / 283 Examples of Channel Dynamics Control Projects / 286 Bank Protection Engineering / 293 9.1 Bank Erosion in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River and Its Mechanisms / 293 9.2 Construction and Types of Bank Protection Projects in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River / 301 9.3 Experimental and Research Studies on Bank Protection Engineering / 304 9.4 Planning, Design, and Construction of Bank Protection Projects / 320 Channel Evolution After Bank Protection Construction / 326 Development of Bank Protection Technology in the Yangtze River / 328 Bend Cutting Engineering / 332 10.1 Planning and Design of Bend Cutting Projects / 332 10.2 Evolution of New and Old Channels After Bend Cutting / 335 Impact of Bend Cutting on the Jingjiang Channel / 339 Impact of Bend Cutting on the Relationship Between Rivers and Lakes / 352 Basic Experiences of Bend Cutting Projects / 355 Regulation of Braided Channels / 358 11.1 Overview of Braided Channel Regulation in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River / 358 11.2 Engineering Measures for Braided Channel Regulation / 366 Role of Channel Blocking Projects in Braided Channel Regulation / 371 Direction of Braided Channel Regulation / 374 Regulation of the Yangtze River Estuary / 377 12.1 Overview of Yangtze River Estuary Regulation Projects / 378 12.2 Planning and Research Studies on Yangtze River Estuary Regulation / 387 Some Issues in the Comprehensive Regulation Planning of the Yangtze River Estuary / 392 Discussion on the Direction of Yangtze River Estuary Regulation / 398 Overview of Channel Regulation in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River / 400 13.1 Key Points of Channel Regulation Planning in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River / 400 13.2 Channel Regulation in the Navigation Channel of the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River / 403 13.3 Channel Regulation Along the Reservoir Banks of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area / 411 13.4 Channel Regulation of Tributaries Within the Three Gorges Reservoir Area / 413 Part 4 Research Methods for Channel Evolution and Regulation Channel Observation / 419 14.1 Overview of Channel Observation / 419 14.2 Channel Observation Projects and Content / 420 Measurement of River Sediment Transport Rate / 425 Application of New Technologies in Channel Observation / 428 Prospects for Channel Observation Work in the Yangtze River Channel / 432 River Engineering Models / 434 15.1 Development of River Engineering Models in the Yangtze River / 434 15.2 Design of River Engineering Models / 437 Discussion on Several Issues in River Engineering Model Experiments / 445 Typical Model Design Examples / 456 Mathematical Models / 469 16.1 Overview of Mathematical Model Research in the Yangtze River / 469 Mathematical Model of Reservoir Sedimentation / 471 One-dimensional Mathematical Model of Channel Flow and Sedimentation / 478 Two-dimensional Mathematical Model of Channel Flow and Sedimentation / 489 Conclusion / 503