Topographic Evolution around Twin Piers in a Tandem Arrangement

This laboratory study investigates the 2-D topographic evolution of a sand bed with cylindrical bridge piers arranged in tandem. The results of clear-water scouring experiments around two piers show that shapes of topography were similar for different spacing and scour duration. Fractal theory and statistical analysis were used to estimate the statistical properties of the evolution of the sand-bed topography around the piers. The statistical properties of the bed surface contours remained almost stationary under continuing scouring action. Finally, the difference of local scour depth between two piers with scour time can be segregated into three regions: sheltering region, co-effect region and stabilizing region.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-019-0585-1
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © Korean Society of Civil Engineers and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2019.
• Authors:
  • Wang, Hao
  • Tang, Hongwu
  • Liu, Quanshuai
  • Zhao, Xuanyu
• Publication Date: 2019-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 2889-2897
• Serial:
  • KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Korean Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1226-7988
  • EISSN: 1976-3808
  • Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/12205

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge piers; Fractals; Sand; Scour; Statistical analysis; Topography
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01717266
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 2019 5:16PM