Experimental Study on Scour around a T-Shaped Spur Dike in a Channel Bend
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 138, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper deals with the study of the geometry of the scour hole and topography of the bed around a T-shaped unsubmerged spur dike located in a 90° bend. The experiments were carried out in a channel with a 90° bend. Uniform sediments having an average diameter of 1.28 mm were used under clear-water scour conditions. The effects of parameters like the length of a spur dike, the wing length of a spur dike, the location of a spur dike in the bend, the radius of bend, and flow intensity on the scour around a T-shaped spur dike were investigated. A new equation for scour parameters at a T-shaped spur dike is developed.
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Acknowledgments
This paper is part of Project (Riv3-86060) partially supported by the water resources research corporation affiliated to the Ministry of Energy, Tehran, Iran.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 138 • Issue 5 • May 2012
Pages: 471 - 474
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© 2012. American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Apr 22, 2008
Accepted: Nov 17, 2011
Published online: Apr 16, 2012
Published in print: May 1, 2012
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