Physical Modeling of Local Scouring around Bridge Piers in Erodable Bed

The construction of bridges in alluvial channels will cause a contraction in the waterway at the bridge site. The contraction in the waterway will cause a significant scour at that site. Many bridges failed around the world because of extreme scour around piers. The vertical reduction in the riverbe...

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Main Authors: Thamer Ahmed Mohammed, Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor, Abdul Halim Ghazali, Badronnisa Yusuf, Katayon Saed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918309474