DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURES
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Discussions and Closure: Pier and Abutment Scour: Integrated Approach

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Emmett M. Laursen, Member, ASCE
Prof. Emeritus, Dept. of Civ. Engrg. and Engrg. Mech., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.
Everett V. Richardson
Sr. Assoc., Ayres Assoc., P.O. Box 270460, Fort Collins, CO 80537; and Emeritus Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Colorado State Univ.
Jerry R. Richardson
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Bruce W. Melville
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. and Resour. Engrg., The Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

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