LTFATE Cohesive Sediment Transport Model
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hydrodynamics and sediment transport model used to determine the longand short-term stability of dredged material mounds. This technical note (TN) introduces a new cohesive sediment transport submodel for LTFATE, which includes a combined current-wave shear stress calculation and a layered sediment bed model. LTFATE can be accessed via the Internet at the following address: http://www.wes.army.mil/el/elmodels.
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