Publications by authors named "Renaat De Sutter"

Article Synopsis
  • The study examines erosion behavior of fine-grained sediments through lab tests, focusing on sewer sediment where biochemical reactions played a key role in deposit formation.
  • Initial experiments with "clean" mineral and organic sediments provided a baseline to compare with sewer sediments, revealing that biological processes impacted sediment properties like bulk density and erosion characteristics.
  • Findings indicate that bio-processes reduce the integrity of sediment deposits, leading to weaker surfaces that can cause increased sediment flushing during high flow rates, while artificial sediments failed to replicate the behavior observed in bio-active sewer sediments.
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