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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2013
Applicants:
Tate O Mcalpin, Magee, MS (US);
David Abraham, Vicksburg, MS (US);
John Shelley, Independence, MO (US);
Thad C Pratt, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Inventors:
Tate O McAlpin, Magee, MS (US);
David Abraham, Vicksburg, MS (US);
John Shelley, Independence, MO (US);
Thad C Pratt, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Assignee:
UNITED STATES of AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, Alexandria, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 10/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining an estimate of an overall bedload transport rate by using bedload transport rates for a plurality of subswaths involves, generally, performing a bathymetry survey in areas at multiple times, calculating an amount of erosion and deposition and their ratio, and calculating an erosion and a deposition transport rate using the provided equations.