Experimental study of three-dimensional flow field around a complex bridge pier

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-154

  Beheshti, A A ^a   Ataie Ashtiani, B ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bridges; Complex pier; Experimentation; Piers; Scour; Three dimensional flow; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

BED SEDIMENTS; COMPLEX PIER; DIRECTION OF ROTATION; DOPPLER VELOCIMETER; DOWNFLOW; DOWNSTREAM REGION; DOWNWARD FLOW; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTATION; FIXED BED; HORIZONTAL PLANES; PIER FOUNDATION; PILE CAPS; PILE GROUPS; RECIRCULATIONS; REVERSE FLOW; REYNOLDS STRESS; THREE COMPONENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL FLOW FIELD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL TURBULENT FLOW; TIME-AVERAGED VELOCITY; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; TURBULENT INTENSITIES; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; UPSTREAM REGION; UPWARD FLOW; VELOCITY VECTORS; VERTICAL DIRECTION; VERTICAL PLANE;

AMPLIFICATION; BRIDGE PIERS; FLOW FIELDS; KINETIC ENERGY; PIERS; PILE DRIVING; PILE FOUNDATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

PILES;

BRIDGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW AROUND OBJECT; FLOW VELOCITY; FOUNDATION; PILE GROUP; SCOUR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 77953236106     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000073     Document Type: Article

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