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Apr 26, 2012
A Practical Approach to Estimating Scour Depths at Bridge Abutments
Authors: R. Ettema [email protected], A. Yorozuya, T. Nakato, and M. MusteAuthor Affiliations
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resource Congress 2006: Examining the Confluence of Environmental and Water Concerns
Abstract
Observations of bridge-abutment scour lead to a practical new approach for estimating realistic scour depths at bridge abutments. Prior design approaches usually lead to unrealistically deep estimates of abutment-scour depth. The observations presented stem from flume experiments conducted with abutments with approach embankments subject to a range of erodibility conditions: fixed embankment on fixed floodplain; riprap-protected erodible embankment on readily erodible floodplain; and, unprotected readily erodible embankment on readily erodible floodplain.
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Bridge abutments
- Bridge components
- Bridge engineering
- Channels (waterway)
- Coastal engineering
- Coasts, oceans, ports, and waterways engineering
- Embankment (transportation)
- Erosion
- Floods
- Flumes
- Geology
- Geotechnical engineering
- Highway and road management
- Highway and road structures
- Highway transportation
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic structures
- Hydraulics
- Infrastructure
- Piers
- Ports and harbors
- Riprap
- Scour
- Shores
- Structural engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Water and water resources
- Waterways
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IIHR — Hydroscience & Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, LA 52245. E-mail: [email protected]
A. Yorozuya
IIHR — Hydroscience & Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, LA 52245
T. Nakato
IIHR — Hydroscience & Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, LA 52245
M. Muste
IIHR — Hydroscience & Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, LA 52245
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