Abstract: Experiments on the carrying capacity of suspended load were conducted in a flume,33 m long,1.25 m wide,and 0.5 m deep,with adjustable bed slopes.The objective of the experiment is to determine the suspended sediment carrying capacity under specific flow regime and sediment conditions.Four sediment samples of loess and silicon powder(d50=0.03 mm),sand of d50=0.06 mm and 0.13 mm were used in the tests.Systematic test methods were adopted for arranging the test runs.For each run with specific fluid regime,the ...