Constriction effects in clear-water scour at abutments

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-145

  Ballio, Francesco ^a   Teruzzi, Anna ^b   Radice, Alessio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bridge abutments; Erosion; Flumes; Scour

Indexed keywords

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE); FLUID DYNAMICS; SCOUR; SOIL MECHANICS; STREAM FLOW;

ABUTMENT SCOUR; BRIDGE ABUTMENT; BRIDGE ABUTMENTS; CHANNEL WIDTH (WC); CONSTRICTION EFFECTS; EROSION DEPTHS; EROSION PROCESSES; FLOW CONDITIONING; FLUMES; LOCAL SCOURING; TIME DEVELOPMENT;

EROSION;

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUME EXPERIMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SCOUR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 58649093335     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2009)135:2(140)     Document Type: Article

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