The science behind scour at bridge foundations: A review

A Pizarro, S Manfreda, E Tubaldi - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Foundation scour is among the main causes of bridge collapse worldwide, resulting in
significant direct and indirect losses. A vast amount of research has been carried out during …

Velocity profiles and turbulence intensities around side-by-side bridge piers under ice-covered flow condition

MR Namaee, J Sui - Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 2020 - sciendo.com
Recent studies have shown that the presence of ice cover leads to an intensified local scour
pattern in the vicinity of bridge piers. To investigate the local scour pattern in the vicinity of …

Numerical study of the flow and blockage ratio of cylindrical pier local scour

M Hurtado-Herrera, W Zhang, A Hammouti… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
A three-dimensional large eddy simulation model is used to simulate the turbulent flow
dynamics around a circular pier in live-bed and clear-water scour conditions. The Navier …

Analytic network process for local scour formula ranking with parametric sensitivity analysis and soil class clustering

M Annad, A Lefkir - Water Supply, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Prediction of scour depth around bridge piers during flood events has been and continues to
be regarded as a paramount concern for researchers of local scour, and many empirical …

Examination of blockage effects on the progression of local scour around a circular cylinder

P Williams, R Balachandar, T Bolisetti - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
An evaluation of scour estimation methods has indicated that the effects of blockage ratio
are neglected in both scour modelling and development of new predictive methods. The role …

Particle image velocimetry evaluation of flow-altering countermeasures for local scour around a submerged circular cylinder

P Williams, R Balachandar, V Roussinova… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of scour countermeasures on the mechanism of local scour around a cylinder
requires clarification in order to develop design methodology for use in practice. Previous …

Estimation of exceedance probability of scour on bridges using reliability principles

M Contreras-Jara, T Echaveguren… - Journal of Hydrologic …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Scour is one of the most relevant causes of bridge collapse. Most existing scour models
have been focused on estimating scour depth as input for bridge design. This estimation is …

On the disruption of the horseshoe vortex in flow past bed-mounted cylinders

TK Pradhan, A Thakurta, V Roussinova… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
The present study investigates the disruption of the horseshoe vortex (HSV) formed around
a bed-mounted circular cylinder using helical strakes. Three cylinders were studied: one …

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M Annad, A Lefkir - 2022 - researchgate.net
Prediction of scour depth around bridge piers during flood events has been and continues to
be regarded as a paramount concern for researchers of local scour, and many empirical …

Particle image velocimetry (PIV) investigation of local scour around emergent and submerged circular cylinders

P Williams, R Balachandar, V Roussinova, R Barron - 2021 - digitalcommons.usu.edu
Analysis of the velocity field surrounding a circular cylinder under equilibrium of local scour
has been restricted due to practical limitations of commonly used measurement techniques …