Bulbous Pier: An Alternative to Bridge Pier Extensions as a Countermeasure against Bridge Deck Splashing [PDF]
Fluids, 2019 Bridge deck splashing causes deterioration to a bridge’s structure and renders the bridge unsafe for motorists and pedestrians. The traditional countermeasure for bridge deck splashing has been pier extension. Pier extensions move the pier wave and
Moses Karakouzian +3 more
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Effect of Bridge Pier Shape on Scour Depth at Uniform Single Bridge Pier
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2018 Bridge pier scouring may lead to the bridge failure and the shape of bridge pier itself is one of the main factor to control scouring around bridge pier.
Ghulam Murtaza +4 more
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Experimental and numerical investigation of the effect of different shapes of collars on the reduction of scour around a single bridge pier. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The scour phenomenon around bridge piers causes great quantities of damages annually all over the world. Collars are considered as one of the substantial methods for reducing the depth and volume of scour around bridge piers.
Afshin Jahangirzadeh +5 more
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Hysteretic Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Pier with Fiber Model [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 The hysteretic behavior and seismic characteristics of the prestressed concrete bridge pier were researched. The effects of the prestressed tendon ratio, the longitudinal reinforcement ratio, and the stirrup reinforcement ratio on the hysteretic behavior
Wang Hui-li, Feng Guang-qi, Qin Si-feng
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Impact Assessment of Pier Shape and Modifications on Scouring around Bridge Pier
Water (Switzerland), 2019 Previous experimental research on utilizing pier modifications as countermeasures against local scour has focused primarily on circular pier. It is of utmost importance to further investigate the most suitable pier shape for pier modification ...
Rashid Farooq +2 more
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Scaling of Scour Depth at Bridge Pier Based on Characteristic Dimension of Large-Scale Vortex
Water (Switzerland), 2019 By examining the variations in the dimensions of a horseshoe vortex system in front of a pier, the present study proposes a new length scale, called pier hydraulic radius, for the scaling of the maximum scour depth at a bridge pier.
Nian-Sheng Cheng +2 more
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Stability Analysis of High-Pile and high-pier Considering Initial Pier Deviation [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Based on the high-pile and high-pier bridge of Qianhuang Expressway, eigenvalue buckling analysis is carried out by establishing three-dimensional finite element models of three different bridge types and high-pier types, and the corresponding structural
Zhu Mei-Liang +3 more
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Influence of The Shape and Properties of The Bridge Pier's Nose on Scour Depth [PDF]
The Egyptian International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology, 2023 Bridge pier scouring may lead to bridge failure, and one of the major factors in minimizing scour around the pier is the shape of the pier itself. This study investigated the effects of bridge pier nose shapes (rectangular, oblong, and triangular) and ...
Elsayed Elshahat, Eman Elnikhely
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Analysis of Factors Affecting Horizontal Displacement of Pier Top of High-Pile and High-Pier Bridge [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 The excessive longitudinal horizontal displacement of pier top has become one of the common defects of high-pier bridge, which seriously affects the safety of the bridge structure.
Zhu Mei-Liang +3 more
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Experimental on the protective performance of column bridge pier anti-scouring device [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Because of the problem of local scour caused by the change of the flow structure caused by the water-resistance of the column bridge pier, the theoretical analysis, and indoor water tank test were used to study the effect of installing a new anti ...
Chen Zhejiang +5 more
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