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Failure of rock weirs due to rock dislodgements
Rock weirs are low-head river restoration structures. The present study comprised two sets of flume tests (i.e. fixed bed and moveable sand bed tests) to investigate the rock dislodgement process, which is a primary cause of the failure of rock weirs. The impacts of approach flow intensity, submergence, void ratio and scour of bed sediment on rock weir dislodgement, and the responses of sediment bed scour at rock weirs to the rock weir dislodgement, are analysed and discussed. Three limits are defined to classify the amount of the rock weir dislodgement: (1) limit I indicates the incipient dislodgement of rock from downstream weir toe; (2) limit II indicates that a few rocks are dislodged from downstream weir face and weir crest; (3) limit III indicates that large numbers of rocks are dislodged from downstream weir face and weir crest, which leads to weir failure. A predictor of each limit is proposed for rock weir design.
Failure of rock weirs due to rock dislodgements
Rock weirs are low-head river restoration structures. The present study comprised two sets of flume tests (i.e. fixed bed and moveable sand bed tests) to investigate the rock dislodgement process, which is a primary cause of the failure of rock weirs. The impacts of approach flow intensity, submergence, void ratio and scour of bed sediment on rock weir dislodgement, and the responses of sediment bed scour at rock weirs to the rock weir dislodgement, are analysed and discussed. Three limits are defined to classify the amount of the rock weir dislodgement: (1) limit I indicates the incipient dislodgement of rock from downstream weir toe; (2) limit II indicates that a few rocks are dislodged from downstream weir face and weir crest; (3) limit III indicates that large numbers of rocks are dislodged from downstream weir face and weir crest, which leads to weir failure. A predictor of each limit is proposed for rock weir design.
Failure of rock weirs due to rock dislodgements
Zhang, Wen (author) / Nie, Ruihua (author) / Melville, Bruce W. (author) / Whittaker, Colin N. (author) / Shamseldin, Asaad Y. (author) / Liu, Xingnian (author) / Wang, Lu (author)
Journal of Hydraulic Research ; 61 ; 356-368
2023-05-04
13 pages
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