Table 1 Properties of the material used for dike breaching experiments.

From: Flow and detailed 3D morphodynamic data from laboratory experiments of fluvial dike breaching

 

Material F (fine sand)

Material 1 (coarse sand)

Material F1

Material F2

Material F3

Material 2 (coarse sand)

Median diameter d50 (mm)

0.24

1.03

0.98

0.96

0.91

1.67

Volumetric ratio of fine sand (%)

100

0

10

20

30

0

Density ρs (kg/m3)

2485

2470

2478

2503

2510

2470

Bulk density ρb (kg/m3)

1540

1556

1710

1877

1883

1507

Porosity p (−)

0.38

0.37

0.31

0.25

0.25

0.39

Friction angle dry φ (°)

28-30

28

30

Friction angle wet φw (°)

55

Tilt angle (°)

32

30

29