Advanced Sedimentology
| Numbering Code | G-SCI32 66058 SB58 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | lecture and seminar | |
| Target Year | Master's students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | ||
| Instructor name | NARUSE HAJIME (Graduate School of Science Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This course aims to study the theory and methods for practical research on the formation processes of strata and geomorphology. In particular, students will learn about methods for numerical calculation and experimental analysis used in sedimentology. In addition, problem exercises will be conducted by selecting several topics considering the participants' wishes. | |||
| Course Goals |
・ Become able to consider the formation processes of strata and geomorphology quantitatively. ・ Learn the basic concepts of experimental methods in sedimentology. ・ Become able to analyze the strata and reconstruct the paleoenvironment quantitatively. ・ Acquire the ability to understand and explain the interaction between fluid and clastic particles. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Lecture contents: Theoretical and practical research methods related to the formation of topography/strata and sedimentary structures. Lecture plan: Lectures will be given on the following content. Details are subject to change depending on student progress. If necessary, work involving computer programming may be assigned. 1. Outline of the basic theory of erosion/sedimentation: From discrete element method to geometric model 2. Introduction to fluid dynamics for sedimentology 1: Conservation of mass and momentum of fluids 3. Introduction to fluid dynamics for sedimentology 2: Navier-Stokes Equation 4. Introduction to fluid dynamics for sedimentology 3: Reynolds Average NS Equation and Turbulence Model 5. Introduction to fluid dynamics for sedimentology 4: Shallow Water Equations 6. Introduction to fluid dynamics for sedimentology 5: Basics of numerical calculation 7. Basic properties of sediment 1: Physical characteristics of sediment, grain size distribution, grain shape 8. Basic properties of sediment 2: Origin of grain fabric 9. Basic properties of sediment 3: Analysis method of grain fabric 10. Sediment transport 1: Inception of grain motion 11. Sediment transport 2: bedload of mixed grain size 12. Sediment transport 3: suspended load 13. Bedform 1: Bedform dynamics and stability 14. Inverse analysis: optimization calculation and machine learning 15. Feedback |
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| Course Requirements | Students must have taken the undergraduate lectures "Stratigraphy" and "Sedimentology." It is preferred that students have prior experience of geology classes and field training. | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students are advised to prepare in advance using lesson materials and reference books. After class, students should review the lesson materials and answer report assignments. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Will be specified during class. | ||
| References, etc. |
Gary Parker "1D Sediment Transport Morphodynamics with applications to Rivers and Turbidity Currents" (e-book) http://hydrolab.illinois.edu/people/parkerg/morphodynamics_e-book.htm Masato Sekine "移動床流れの水理学" (Kyoritsu Shuppan) ISBN: 978-4320074163 |
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