The application of soft computing models and empirical formulations for hydraulic structure scouring depth simulation: a comprehensive review, assessment and …

A Sharafati, M Haghbin, D Motta, ZM Yaseen - Archives of computational …, 2021 - Springer
Prediction of scouring characteristics is one of the major issues in hydraulic and hydrology
engineering. Over the past five decades, numerous empirical formulations (EFs), based on …

Discharge prediction of circular and rectangular side orifices using artificial neural networks

A Eghbalzadeh, M Javan, M Hayati, A Amini - KSCE Journal of Civil …, 2016 - Springer
A side orifice created in the side of a channel is a structure for diverting some of the flow from
the main channel for different purposes. The prediction of the discharge through this side …

Predicting maximum scour depth at sluice outlet: a comparative study of machine learning models and empirical equations

XH Le - Environmental Research Communications, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Estimating the maximum scour depth of sluice outlets is pivotal in hydrological engineering,
directly influencing the safety and efficiency of water infrastructure. This research compared …

[HTML][HTML] Downward seepage effects on flow near a L-shape spur dike and bed morphology

HK Patel, M Qi, B Kumar - International Journal of Sediment Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Spur dikes are structures built along riverbanks that serve two purposes: stabilizing the
banks and minimizing erosion risk by controlling water flow in the river channel. The current …

Prediction of contraction scour using ANN and GA

RV Raikar, CY Wang, HP Shih, JH Hong - Flow Measurement and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper emphasizes on the application of soft computing tools such as artificial neural
network (ANN) and genetic algorithm (GA) in the prediction of scour depth within channel …

Experimental investigation of scour reduction around spur dikes by collar using Taguchi method

A Atarodi, H Karami, A Ardeshir, K Hosseini… - Iranian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Scouring around spur dikes, which are popular guide bank structures, is a major concern for
hydraulic engineers. Collars are protective palates which are used to reduce the local …

Prediction of scour at a side-weir with GEP, ANN and regression models

F Onen - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2014 - Springer
Side-weir is known as a lateral intake structure, which is widely used in irrigation, land
drainage, and urban sewerage system by flow diversion device. Local scour in-/volves the …

Insights into the prediction capability of roughness coefficient in current ripple bedforms under varied hydraulic conditions

K Roushangar, S Shahnazi - Journal of Hydroinformatics, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Ubiquitous flow bedforms such as ripples in rivers and coastal environments can affect
transport conditions as they constitute the bed roughness elements. The roughness …

Numerical and experimental investigation for the effect of permeability of spur dikes on local scour

RM Ezzeldin - Journal of Hydroinformatics, 2019 - iwaponline.com
The effect of using permeable spur dikes on the produced maximum scour depth compared
to that of solid spur dikes is numerically investigated. The numerical model used for such …

Protective spur dike for scour mitigation of existing spur dikes

H Karami, A Ardeshir, K Behzadian… - Journal of hydraulic …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
To alleviate the scour depth around a series of existing spur dikes (SDs), a protective SD
located upstream of the first was experimentally investigated. To determine the optimal …