Application of riprap and collar to prevent scouring around rectangular bridge piers

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-187

  Mashahir, Mohammad B ^a   Zarrati, Amir Reza ^a   Mokallaf, Ebrahim ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bridge; Collar; Pier; Rectangular pier; Riprap; Scour; Scour reduction

Indexed keywords

BED MATERIALS; COLLAR; RECTANGULAR PIER; RIPRAP; SKEW ANGLES; STREAMBEDS;

ASPECT RATIO; BRIDGE PIERS; EXPERIMENTS; PRESSURE DROP;

SCOUR;

BRIDGE; COASTAL PROTECTION; PIER; RIPRAP; SCOUR;

EID: 77950612796     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000145     Document Type: Article

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