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Notations<br />

Generalities<br />

Upper case characters:<br />

Lower case characters:<br />

average or global values (applied to the whole channel)<br />

local values<br />

Variables and constants<br />

A [ ] cross-section area of the channel<br />

m 2<br />

B [m] width of the channel<br />

C [m 1/2 /s] CHEZY coefficient<br />

c [-] correction factor defined as<br />

tanφ∗<br />

= c ⋅ tanφ<br />

c x<br />

C L<br />

C D<br />

[-] coefficient for the optimization of existing scour formulae<br />

[-] lift coefficient<br />

[-] drag coefficient<br />

d [m] characteristic grain size diameter, if not mentioned, the characteristic<br />

diameter is related to the substrate<br />

d∗ [-] dimensionless grain size diameter d∗ = ( γ s – γ w ) ⋅ d ⁄ τ 0<br />

d∗ = (( s – 1) ⋅ d) ⁄ ( h ⋅ S e )<br />

D [N 1 ] dynamic drag force<br />

e d<br />

e s<br />

[° or m] depth of the macro-roughness (dimension in radial direction)<br />

[° or m] spacing between the macro-roughness (from axis to axis)<br />

f [-] friction coefficient of DARCY-WEISSBACH<br />

Fr [-] FROUDE number Fr = V ⁄ ( g ⋅ h)<br />

Fr d [-] densimetric FROUDE number Fr d = V⁄<br />

( ( s – 1) ⋅ g ⋅ d)<br />

Fr∗ [-] particle FROUDE number Fr∗ = V∗ ⁄ ( ( s – 1) ⋅ g ⋅ d)<br />

,<br />

Fr∗ = τ 0 ⁄ γ s – γ w ⋅ d,<br />

Fr∗ = τ∗ = θ<br />

F S<br />

[N]<br />

Force due to the bed shear stress<br />

g [m/s 2 ] gravitational acceleration (9.81)<br />

G' [N] gravity force (vertical resulting force)<br />

h [m] flow depth<br />

h s<br />

[m]<br />

scour depth (water surface to ground)<br />

K [-] constant<br />

1. N =<br />

kg ⋅ m ⁄ s 2<br />

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