Field Measurements and Simulation of Bridge Scour Depth Variations during Floods
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An understanding of bridge scour mechanisms during floods in a fluvial river is very important for cost-effective bridge foundation design. Reliable bridge scour data for flood events are limited. In this study, field experiments were performed at the Si-Lo Bridge in the lower Cho-Shui River, the longest river in Taiwan, to collect scour-depth data using a sliding magnetic collar, a steel rod, and a numbered-brick column. By separating each scour component, a methodology for simulating the temporal variations of the total scour depth under unsteady flow conditions is proposed. The proposed total-scour model integrates three scour components, namely general scour, contraction scour, and local scour. The collected field data, comprising both general scour and total scour depths, are used to validate the applicability of the proposed model. Based on the peak flow discharges during floods, a comparison of the local scour depths calculated using several commonly used equilibrium local scour formulas indicates that most equations may overestimate the local scour depth.
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Acknowledgments
The writers would like to express their gratitude to the anonymous reviewers and the Associate Editor for their critical comments and excellent suggestions. This research was supported by the Water Resource Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs of R.O.C. The writers wish to acknowledge Professor Chang Lin, Mr. Chao-Hsiung Kuo, and Mr. Jun-Ji Lee for their valuable comments, experimental data, and technical assistance.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 134 • Issue 6 • June 2008
Pages: 810 - 821
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Received: Jul 18, 2006
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