Scour at wide piers and long skewed piers.

Author(s)
Sheppard, D.M. Demir, H. & Melville, B.
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Abstract

This report presents recommendations for (1) a predictive equation for equilibrium local scour and (2) a potential equation for predicting scour evolution rates at wide piers and skewed piers. These equations provide better estimates of local scour and scour evolution rates than those predicted by currently available equations. Such estimates will reduce overpredictions and the unwarranted need for countermeasures. The material contained in the report should be of immediate interest to state hydraulic engineers and others involved in the design, operation, and maintenance of highway bridges. (Author/publisher)

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20110603 ST S [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., National Research Council NRC, Transportation Research Board TRB / National Academy Press, 2011, 55 p., ref.; National Cooperative Highway Research Program NCHRP Report ; 682 - NCHRP Project 24-32 - ISSN 0077-5614 / ISBN 978-0-309-15537-3

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