Prediction of Scour Depth in Gravel Bed Rivers using Radio Frequency IDs: Application to the Skagit River

The overarching goal of the proposed research was to develop, test and verify a robust system based on the Low Frequency (134.2 kHz), passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to be ultimately used for determining the maximum scour depths near the proposed flow deflection structures located at MP 100.7 on the Skagit River. For the purposes of this study, a RFID system was assembled and utilized for developing calibration curves that relate signal voltage or equivalently RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) with distance via detailed experiments for a range of stream bed conditions (i.e., gravel- and sand-size bed material) in laboratory and quarry environments.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/821.1.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Iowa, Iowa City

  IIHR- Hydroscience & Engineering
  307 C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Lab
  Iowa City, Iowa  United States  52242

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  310 Maple Park Avenue, SE, P.O. Box 47300
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504
• Authors:
  • Papanicolaou, A N
  • Moustakidis, Iordanis
  • Tsakiris, Achilleas
  • Wilson, Christopher
  • Abban, Benjamin
• Publication Date: 2013-10-31

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 53p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Depth; Gravel; Radio frequency identification; Scour; Streambeds
• Geographic Terms: Skagit River (Washington); Washington (State)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01501346
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: WA-RD 821.1
• Contract Numbers: 18057000
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 16 2013 2:07PM