Research Article
Apr 1970
Bridge Backwater in Wide Valleys
Publication: Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 96, Issue 4
Abstract
A method is presented for calculating the longitudinal water surface profile in the reach of a river in flood which is disturbed by the presence of the bridge and embankment fill. A variety of profiles is found to be possible depending on the abstraction, or accretion, rate and the resistance to flow. Because the flow on the floodplain is concentrated by the valley crossing, backwater is possible downstream from the bridge as well as upstream.
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Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 96 • Issue 4 • April 1970
Pages: 1019 - 1038
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© 1970 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Emmett M. Laursen, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, and Consultant, Ofc. of Res. and Development, Bureau of Pub. Roads, Washington, D. C
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