Collapsing Mechanisms of the Typical Cohesive Riverbank along the Ningxia–Inner Mongolia Catchment

Abstract

As one of the major sediment sources in rivers, bank collapse often occurs in the Ningxia–Inner Mongolia catchment and, to date, it caused substantial social, economic and environmental problems in both local areas and downstream locations. To provide a better understanding of this phenomenon, this study consisted of modifying the existing Bank Stability and Toe Erosion Model (BSTEM), commonly used to investigate similar phenomena, introducing new assumptions and demonstrating its applicability by comparing numerical results obtained against field data recorded at six gauging stations (Qingtongxia, Shizuishan, Bayan Gol, Sanhuhekou, Zhaojunfen, and Toudaoguai). Furthermore, the impact of multiple factors typical of flood and dry seasons on the collapse rate was investigated, and insights obtained should be taken into consideration when completing future projects of river adaptation and river restoration.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w10091272
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Civil Engineering
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering
Funding Information: The research reported in this manuscript is funded by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB403304) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11372048).
Additional Information: Copyright © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Uncontrolled Keywords: Ningxia-Inner Mongolia,Yellow River,riverbank collapse,BSTEM model,flood & dry season,sediment transport,SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure,SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities,SDG 13 - Climate Action
Publication ISSN: 2073-4441
Last Modified: 12 Mar 2025 08:10
Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2025 12:46
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2018-09
Published Online Date: 2018-09-18
Accepted Date: 2018-09-11
Authors: Duan, Guosheng
Shu, Anping
Rubinato, Matteo (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-8446-4448)
Wang, Shu
Zhu, Fuyang

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