Local scour for vertical piles in steady currents: review of mechanisms, influencing factors and empirical equations
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Scour induced by currents is one of the main causes of the bridge failure in rivers.
Fundamental knowledge and mechanisms on scour processes due to currents are often …
Fundamental knowledge and mechanisms on scour processes due to currents are often …
A review on hydrodynamics of horseshoe vortex at a vertical cylinder mounted on a flat bed and its implication to scour at a cylinder
A comprehensive review of the local scour due to vortical flow around a cylindrical bridge
pier under steady current is presented in this paper. The mechanism of the formation of …
pier under steady current is presented in this paper. The mechanism of the formation of …
Experimental study of collar protection for local scour reduction around offshore wind turbine monopile foundations
Scour protection is commonly designed to avoid local scouring of soil around monopile
foundations in offshore windfarm engineering. Collar protection is widely used in bridge …
foundations in offshore windfarm engineering. Collar protection is widely used in bridge …
Clear-water scour at comparatively large cylindrical piers
New long-duration clear-water scour data were collected at single cylindrical piers with the
objective of investigating the effect of sediment coarseness, D p/D 50 (D p= pier diameter; D …
objective of investigating the effect of sediment coarseness, D p/D 50 (D p= pier diameter; D …
Assessing local scour at rectangular bridge piers
The scour depth at bridge piers depends on a large number of variables. This study aims at
revisiting the influence of rectangular piers' shape on local scouring. The scour around …
revisiting the influence of rectangular piers' shape on local scouring. The scour around …
Clear-water scour at pile groups
Groups of piles are frequently used as bridge foundations. Different group configurations,
characterized by different pile spacing, skew-angle, number, and arrangement of pile group …
characterized by different pile spacing, skew-angle, number, and arrangement of pile group …
Experimental study on local scour at complex bridge pier under combined waves and current
This paper presents an experimental study on scour at complex bridge piers exposed to
combined waves and current. Regular waves were produced with various strength and …
combined waves and current. Regular waves were produced with various strength and …
Experimental study on the optimum installation depth and dimensions of roughening elements on abutment as scour countermeasures
The causes of many bridge failures have been reported to be local scour around abutments.
This study examines roughening elements as devices with which to intercept the downflow …
This study examines roughening elements as devices with which to intercept the downflow …
Time development of clear-water scour around a pile foundation: Phenomenological theory of turbulence-based approach
Existing prediction formulas for clear-water scour development are typically empirical fittings
of lab-scale results. However, it is unreasonable to evaluate the in-situ clear-water scour …
of lab-scale results. However, it is unreasonable to evaluate the in-situ clear-water scour …
Effect of pier shape and pier alignment on the equilibrium scour depth at single piers
The equilibrium scour depth at uniform single bridge piers depends on a large number of
variables, including the pier horizontal cross-section shape and its alignment angle towards …
variables, including the pier horizontal cross-section shape and its alignment angle towards …