Countermeasures against local scouring at bridge piers: Slot and combined system of slot and bed sill

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 425-431

  Grimaldi, Carmelo ^a   Gaudio, Roberto ^a   Calomino, Francesco ^a   Cardoso, António H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bridges, piers; Measurement; Scour

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES, PIERS; CIRCULAR BRIDGES; COMBINED SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGNS; FLOW CONDITIONS; LOCAL SCOURING; LOCAL SCOURS; SAND-BEDS; SCOUR DEPTHS; UNIFORM SEDIMENTS;

BRIDGE PIERS; EROSION; SCOUR;

PIERS;

BANK EROSION; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PIER; SANDBANK; SCOUR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; THRESHOLD;

EID: 65449139048     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000035     Document Type: Article

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