The most important cause of concern about the stability of bridge foundation is the occurrence of scour around bridge piers. Therefore, different methods have been proposed to prevent or reduce scouring around bridge piers. The use of groynes is one of the modern methods to control and reduce local scour. In the present study, the effect of a solid groyne on reduction of the scour depth around ...

In this paper, the local scour process around pipelines due to steady currents has been investigated from different points of view using the numerical and physical models. In order to calculate the maximum scour depth under the pipe, a mathematical model based on the two-dimensional Laplace equation has been developed and the scour process on the 2D x-z vertical plane has been simulated, with t...

This paper presents, a set of experiments was conducted in a Plexiglas flume setup to investigate the simultaneous use of pipe and blade in the scour control around a submerged pipe. A vertical cylindrical pipe with and without a blade placed below it was selected for the experiments. The experiments were carried out in two different sates: with blade and without blade the pipe. Moreover, they ...

The use of slot through a pier is a new method proposed to control local scour at bridge piers. In this study, control of local scour at bridge pier is studied using 20 pier models under clear water conditions. The models consist of one circular pier without slot, three round-nosed piers without slot, and 16 piers with slot. Two slot lengths were chosen (yl=b and yl=2b, where y1 is the length o...

In nature, a direct route to the river is uncommon. Most rivers have channels that bend wherea complex scour pattern dominates. We have intended to study the behavior patterns necessary to scour a river known as the dominant bends. Numerical models are powerful instruments for the prediction of such areas and can provide a good understanding of these areas. In the present study we have used a t...