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Engelund-Hansen (1967)

Engelund-Hansen (1967) give the formula for the total sediment transport:

\[ \phi_{t} = \frac{0.05}{c_{f}}\ \theta^{2.5} \]

Equation: Engelund-Hansen total sediment transport.

Engelund-Hansen uses the total Shields parameter, and the results hence do not depend on the skin friction calculation method.

For graded sediment the standard approach applies, although the Engelund-Hansen formula was developed for (relatively) uniform sediment.