Extensive numerical and analytical studies exist that focus on the scours around bridge piers with different cross-sections. However, addressing scour piles are rather limited not conclusive. Therefore, most efficient cross-section reducing local a pile group is experimentally examined herein. Accordingly, comparative scouring of three shapes, namely, circular, rectangular lenticular, investiga...

j1 Christian Chreties MSc Assistant Professor, Instituto de Mecánica de los Fluidos e Ingenierı́a Ambiental (IMFIA), Engineering School, Universidad de la República, Uruguay j2 Luis Teixeira PhD Full Professor, Instituto de Mecánica de los Fluidos e Ingenierı́a Ambiental (IMFIA), Engineering School, Universidad de la República, Uruguay j3 Gonzalo Simarro PhD Associate Researcher, Instituto de Cie...

Bridge scour is a challenge throughout the U.S.A. and other countries. Despite scale of issue, there still substantial lack robust methods for prediction to support reliable, risk-based management decision making. Throughout past decade, use real-time monitoring systems has gained increasing interest among state departments transportation across This paper introduces three distinct methodologie...

Analysis and interpretation of monitoring data for the seabed bathymetry local to offshore windfarm foundations has shown how the scour develops in time and highlighted variations between sites with different seabed sediment characteristics, i.e. sands and clays. Results from European offshore windfarms have generated a unique dataset for comparison with previously published data. Where surfici...