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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2007-01-01
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Series: | Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918309474 |