Probabilistic models and reliability analysis of scour depth around bridge piers

Scour at a bridge pier is the formation of a hole around the pier due to the erosion of soil by flowing water; this hole in the soil reduces the carrying capacity of the foundation and the pier. Excessive scour can cause a bridge pier to fail without warning. Current predictions of the depth of the...

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Main Author: Bolduc, Laura Christine
Other Authors: Gardoni, Paolo
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1764
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1764