Probability of Drift Blockage at Bridge Decks

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 470-479

  Schmocker, Lukas ^a   Hager, Willi H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bridge failure; Drift blockage; Flood; Hydraulic modeling; Large woody debris; Probability; Risk management

Indexed keywords

APPROACH FLOW; BLOCKING PROCESS; BRIDGE FAILURES; DRIFT BLOCKAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOOD EVENT; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FLOW CONDITION; HYDRAULIC MODELING; LARGE WOODY DEBRIS; MODEL TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL; RIVER BRIDGES; SYSTEMATIC MODELS;

BRIDGE DECKS; DEBRIS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FLOODS; HYDRAULICS; PIERS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

BLOCKING PROBABILITY;

BRIDGE; FLOODING; FLOW STRUCTURE; FROUDE NUMBER; HYDRAULICS; MODEL TEST; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOODY DEBRIS;

EID: 79954479101     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000319     Document Type: Article

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