Numerical Modeling of Depth and Location of Scour at Culvert Outlets under Unsteady Flow Conditions
For safe design of culverts, the estimation of scour depth downstream of the culvert outlet is one of the most remarkable considerations. Poor design of culverts inevitably leads to destruction and increases expenditures on management and rehabilitation. The objective of this study is to investigate the performance of numerical models in predicting scour depth and its location downstream of box culverts in unsteady flow conditions. Culverts with unblocked and partially blocked outlets were used, and the predictions of two turbulence methods, namely renormalization group (RNG) and k-ε, were compared. Comprehensive experimental data of box culverts from the literature were used and the numerical models were performed in commercially available software. The downstream profile of scour development, maximum scour depth, and its location were obtained and compared with observed data. It was found that the numerical model was in good agreement with the experimental data. In both turbulence models, the scour depth increased with increase of discharge in the raising limb of the hydrograph, whereas for lower discharges in the falling limb of the hydrograph, the scour depth decreased.
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- © 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Authors:
- Othman Ahmed, Kaywan
- Amini, Ata
- Bahrami, Jamil
- Kavianpour, Mohammad Reza
- Hawez, Dara Muhammad
- Publication Date: 2021-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 04021040
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Serial:
- Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
- Volume: 12
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ISSN: 1949-1190
- EISSN: 1949-1204
- Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jpsea2
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Culvert outlets; Depth; Flow; Location; Mathematical models; Scour
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01782883
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ASCE
- Created Date: Sep 27 2021 9:42AM