A turbulent bursting-based formulation for suspended sediment transport capacity is verified with data from Brownlie (1981). Previous formulations are examined using the results of data analysis. Satisfactory performance of the turbulent bursting-based formulation is demonstrated, in addition to its strong physical background. Einstein’s formula is found to over-or under-estimate sediment transport capacity in some cases. Celik and Rodi’s correlation is shown to behave poorly. The WUHEE curve does not fit the measured data well. Further, the transport capacity is exhibited to increase nonlinearly with the nondimensional quantity u3 /ghw. This behavior upsets many existing formulas, in which the transport capacity is represented as linear functions of U3 /ghw. It is suggested that existing formulations be used cautiously, and more wellgrounded developments based on turbulent bursting be pursued.
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