ANALYSIS OF COMMONLY USED RIPRAP DESIGN GUIDES BASED ON EXTENDED SHIELDS DIAGRAM
River and coastal engineers are often faced with the task of selecting the appropriate riprap size for bank protection. Several empirical formulae based on field and laboratory tests have been suggested for selecting the maximum size and gradation size distribution of the riprap. To facilitate riprap size selection, several commonly used riprap design guides presented by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (for shore protection), the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (for bank protection), and the California Department of Transportation (for both shore and bank protection) as well as guides from projects sponsored by the FHWA (for energy dissipators related to both culverts and channels) are analyzed. It is found that all these design guides are compatible and agree with the extended Shields incipient motion diagram for large sediment sizes. (Author)
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- This paper appeared in Transportation Research Record Number 950, Volume 2, Second Bridge Engineering Conference, conducted by the Transportation Research Board and the Federal Highway Administration, September 24-26, 1984. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Water Quality. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Shen, Hsieh-Wen
- Wang, Sang-Yi
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- Publication Date: 1984
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 217-221
- Monograph Title: Second bridge engineering conference. volumes 1 and 2
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 950
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Design standards; Guidelines; Riprap
- Uncontrolled Terms: Particle size distribution; Selecting
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00390832
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 03090036593
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM