河床上的沉没植被的存在能改变水流动结构并且改变沉积运动的状态。在这研究,沉积的早期的运动在一个实验室实验面对在开的隧道的沉没灵活植被被调查。植被与柱体在平行数组安排了的灵活橡胶被模仿。植被密度,水深度,和早期的运动上的沉积谷物尺寸的效果被调查。试验性的结果显示沉积的早期的运动速度作为植被密度减少和水深度和沉积谷物尺寸增加增加。与灵活植物,沉积的早期的运动速度比它没有植被的低,并且比它与僵硬植被的大。一个一般早期的运动速度方程被导出,它能被用于灵活、僵硬的植被条件。
The presence of submerged vegetation on river beds can change the water flow structure and alter the state of sediment motion. In this study, the incipient motion of sediment in the presence of submerged flexible vegetation in open channels was investigated in a laboratory experiment. The vegetation was simulated with flexible rubber cylinders arranged in parallel arrays. The effect of the vegetation density, water depth, and sediment grain size on the incipient motion was investigated. The experimental results indicate that the incipient motion velocity of sediment increases as the vegetation density decreases and the water depth and sediment grain size increase. With flexible plants, the incipient motion velocity of sediment is lower than it is without vegetation, and is larger than it is with rigid vegetation. A general incipient motion velocity equation was derived, which can be applied to both flexible and rigid vegetation conditions.