RSM River Mechanics Podcast

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Cohesive Sediment Properties and Processes with David Perkey, Jarrell Smith and Danielle Tarpley

Cohesive Sediment Properties and Processes with David Perkey, Jarrell Smith and Danielle Tarpley13 Mar1 h 13 min

So far on this podcast we've generally used the noun "sediment" to describe sand, gravel, and maybe cobbles and boulders. But the same word also gets used for silts, clays, and muds - materials that behave so differently that lumping them together as "sediment" can blur important distinctions. This podcast was overdue for a conversation about fine sediment, and I knew exactly who I wanted to talk to. In the notebook where I track episode ideas, I labeled this one the “ERDC Cohesive Brai...