Physical Modelling of Pier Scour in a Constricting Channel

Experiments were completed in order to examine the effects of combined constriction and pier scour. Scour is cited as being a leading cause of bridge failure. It was found that in cases where both constriction and pier scour are present, the sum is greater than the linear addition of each individual...

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Main Author: Ly, Jim
Language:en
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31011