Validation of Some Bridge Pier Scour Formulae and Models Using Field Data

Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-40

  Mohamed, Thamer Ahmed ^a   Pillai, S ^a   Noor, Megat Johari Megat Mohd ^a   Ghazali, Abdul Halim ^a   Huat, B K ^a   Yusuf, Badronnisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bridge; Field data; Formulae; Local scour; Validation

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE PIERS; BRIDGES; ERRORS; FORECASTING; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; PIERS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITIES; FIELD DATA; FORMULAE; LOCAL SCOUR; LOCAL SCOUR DEPTHS; MEAN ABSOLUTE ERROR; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; VALIDATION;

SCOUR;

EID: 84883563225     PISSN: 10183639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1018-3639(18)30846-8     Document Type: Article

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