LOCAL SCOUR AROUND BRIDGE PIER IN TIDAL CURRENT

A strong tidal current whose direction reverses periodically causes a complex local scour around a bridge pier and this scour has a bad influence on the stability of the bridge. This local scour is caused by an unbalance between the input and output sediment transport rates around the pier. In this paper some basic features of a local scour around a rectangular pier in a tidal current are investigated experimentally and, using these data, further analyses on the similarity between a model and its prototype are made.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

  1-chome, Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan  160-0004

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

  1-chome, Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan  160-0004
• Authors:
  • NAKAGAWA, H
  • Suzuki, K
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Serial:
  • Coastal Engineering in Japan
  • Volume: 19
  • Publisher: Japan Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0578-5634

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge piers; Bridges; Fenders; Marine terminals; Piers (Supports); Piers (Wharves); Port structures; Ports; Scour; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167548
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM