Abstract
A very large percentage of bridge failures are attributed to scouring around bridge piers and this directly influences public safety. Experiments are carried out in a 12-m long rectangular open channel flume made of transparent tempered glass. A 300 mm thick bed made up of sand particles is leveled horizontally to create the test bed and a 50 mm hollow plastic cylinder is used as a model bridge pier. Tests are carried out with varying flow depths and velocities. Data points of various scour parameters such as scour depth, width, and length are collected based on different flow conditions and visual observations of changes in the stream bed downstream the bridge pier are also made as the scour progresses. Result shows that all three major flow characteristics (flow depth, Froude number and densimetric Froude number) have one way or other affect the scour profile.
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Publication Date
4-1-2018
Document Type
Article
Department, Program, or Center
Civil Engineering Technology Environmental Management and Safety (CET)
Recommended Citation
Md Abdullah Al Faruque. (2018). Studying the Effect of Froude Number and Densimetric Froude Number on Local Scours around Circular Bridge Piers (Version 10009039). International Journal of Architectural, Civil and Construction Sciences, 11.0(5). http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1316776
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
