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Local Scour around Side-by-Side Double Piers in Channel Bends under Ice-Covered Conditions—An Experimental Study
The pier scour process is normally intensified in the presence of an ice cover, which poses risks to the longevity and safety of bridges. In the present study, the impact of the densimetric Froude number, locations, and pier spacing of side-by-side piers on the local scour depth under ice-covered flow conditions were investigated based on clear water scour experiments in an S-shaped laboratory flume. The results demonstrated that the local scour at piers along the convex bank was more substantial than that along the concave bank when other factors stayed identical. The densimetric Froude number clearly has more impact on local scour at piers along the convex bank than that along the concave bank. Different from the mechanism of the pier scour in a straight channel, the scour depth around a pier along the convex bank in the S-shaped flume increases as the distance between two piers (or pier spacing) increases, while it decreases around the piers along the concave bank. Similar scour patterns were observed when the side-by-side piers were installed at different bend apex cross-sections. The maximum local scour depths at piers along the convex bank measured at different bend apex cross-sections were relatively unchanged when other influencing factors were held constant. However, the maximum scour depth around piers along the concave bank decreased as the bends increased toward downstream.
Local Scour around Side-by-Side Double Piers in Channel Bends under Ice-Covered Conditions—An Experimental Study
The pier scour process is normally intensified in the presence of an ice cover, which poses risks to the longevity and safety of bridges. In the present study, the impact of the densimetric Froude number, locations, and pier spacing of side-by-side piers on the local scour depth under ice-covered flow conditions were investigated based on clear water scour experiments in an S-shaped laboratory flume. The results demonstrated that the local scour at piers along the convex bank was more substantial than that along the concave bank when other factors stayed identical. The densimetric Froude number clearly has more impact on local scour at piers along the convex bank than that along the concave bank. Different from the mechanism of the pier scour in a straight channel, the scour depth around a pier along the convex bank in the S-shaped flume increases as the distance between two piers (or pier spacing) increases, while it decreases around the piers along the concave bank. Similar scour patterns were observed when the side-by-side piers were installed at different bend apex cross-sections. The maximum local scour depths at piers along the convex bank measured at different bend apex cross-sections were relatively unchanged when other influencing factors were held constant. However, the maximum scour depth around piers along the concave bank decreased as the bends increased toward downstream.
Local Scour around Side-by-Side Double Piers in Channel Bends under Ice-Covered Conditions—An Experimental Study
Feihu Song (author) / Jun Wang (author) / Zhenhua Zhang (author) / Tiejie Cheng (author) / Guowei Li (author) / Jueyi Sui (author)
2023
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