The scour modelling in cohesive beds is relatively more complex than that in sandy beds and thus there is limited number of studies available on local scour at bridge abutments on cohesive sediment. Recently, a good progress has been made in the development of data-driven techniques based on artificial intelligence (AI). It has been reported that AI-based inductive modelling techniques are freq...

scoure is the removal of particle sediment which results variation of flow pattern. local scour is considered as one of the reasons of instability and ultimately failure of bridges.therefore, proposing some controlling methods to reduce this phenomenon is essential. in the study, effects of two types of squar and circular collar on a single cylindrical model have been investigated. in the next ...

Failures barrages or parts of them may be expected when excessive scour patterns are observed downstream of such structures. Severe and excessive scour may be largely due to unsymmetric operation of gates especially when a multi-vents barrage or regulator is being considered. Previous investigations proved that the scour patterns downstream hydraulic structures are functions of the bottom veloc...

Prediction of maximum local scour is necessary for the safety and economical design of the bridges. A number of equations have been developed over the years to predict local scour depth using laboratory data and a few pier equations have also been proposed using field data. Most of these equations are empirical in nature as indicated by the past publications. In this paper attempts have been ma...

Prediction of bridge pier scour depth is essential for safe and economical bridge design. Keeping in mind the complex nature of bridge scour phenomenon, there is a need to properly address the methods and techniques used to predict bridge pier scour. Up to the present, extensive research has been carried out for pier scour depth prediction. Different modeling techniques have been applied to ach...

The interaction between ocean environment and pile structure is so complex that despite considerable laboratory as well as prototype studies estimation of scour depth and its geometry in a generalized and accurate form are still difficult to make. One of the reasons underlying this uncertainty could be the limitation of the statistical curve fitting technique, commonly employed to analyse the c...

The process of local scour around bridge piers is fundamentally complex due to the three-dimensional flow patterns interacting with bed materials. For geotechnical and economical reasons, multiple pile bridge piers have become more and more popular in bridge design. Although many studies have been carried out to develop relationships for the maximum scour depth at pile groups under clear-water ...