Modelling the effect of sediment coarseness on local scour at wide bridge piers

Experimental data from a physical model of scouring around a cylindrical wide pier embedded in two types of uniform sediment beds are presented. The effects of sediment sizes and various pier widths on scour development and equilibrium scour depth of wide bridge piers are described. Existing literat...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Nordila, Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed, Melville, Bruce W., Ali, Faisal, Yusuf, Badronnisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51612/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51612/1/15%20JST%20Vol%2025%20%281%29%20Jan%20%202017_0042-2016_pg191-200.pdf
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author Ahmad, Nordila
Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed
Melville, Bruce W.
Ali, Faisal
Yusuf, Badronnisa
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Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed
Melville, Bruce W.
Ali, Faisal
Yusuf, Badronnisa
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description Experimental data from a physical model of scouring around a cylindrical wide pier embedded in two types of uniform sediment beds are presented. The effects of sediment sizes and various pier widths on scour development and equilibrium scour depth of wide bridge piers are described. Existing literature suggest that the empirical scour prediction equations based on laboratory data over-predict scour depths for large structures. The present study has attempted to fill this gap for a cylindrical wide pier. Further, equations for the estimation of non-dimensional maximum scour depth for a wide cylindrical pier embedded in uniform sediment were proposed as functions of the sediment coarseness.
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spelling upm-516122017-03-30T10:48:38Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51612/ Modelling the effect of sediment coarseness on local scour at wide bridge piers Ahmad, Nordila Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed Melville, Bruce W. Ali, Faisal Yusuf, Badronnisa Experimental data from a physical model of scouring around a cylindrical wide pier embedded in two types of uniform sediment beds are presented. The effects of sediment sizes and various pier widths on scour development and equilibrium scour depth of wide bridge piers are described. Existing literature suggest that the empirical scour prediction equations based on laboratory data over-predict scour depths for large structures. The present study has attempted to fill this gap for a cylindrical wide pier. Further, equations for the estimation of non-dimensional maximum scour depth for a wide cylindrical pier embedded in uniform sediment were proposed as functions of the sediment coarseness. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51612/1/15%20JST%20Vol%2025%20%281%29%20Jan%20%202017_0042-2016_pg191-200.pdf Ahmad, Nordila and Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed and Melville, Bruce W. and Ali, Faisal and Yusuf, Badronnisa (2017) Modelling the effect of sediment coarseness on local scour at wide bridge piers. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 25 (1). pp. 191-200. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2025%20(1)%20Jan.%202017/15%20JST%20Vol%2025%20(1)%20Jan%20%202017_0042-2016_pg191-200.pdf
spellingShingle Ahmad, Nordila
Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed
Melville, Bruce W.
Ali, Faisal
Yusuf, Badronnisa
Modelling the effect of sediment coarseness on local scour at wide bridge piers
title Modelling the effect of sediment coarseness on local scour at wide bridge piers
title_full Modelling the effect of sediment coarseness on local scour at wide bridge piers
title_fullStr Modelling the effect of sediment coarseness on local scour at wide bridge piers
title_full_unstemmed Modelling the effect of sediment coarseness on local scour at wide bridge piers
title_short Modelling the effect of sediment coarseness on local scour at wide bridge piers
title_sort modelling the effect of sediment coarseness on local scour at wide bridge piers
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51612/1/15%20JST%20Vol%2025%20%281%29%20Jan%20%202017_0042-2016_pg191-200.pdf