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A Comparative Study on Estimated and Hydraulic Model Experiment for Application of Existing Scour Depths Equation (기존 세굴심 산정공식 적용을 위한 모형실험과의 비교 연구)

  • Choi, Han-kyu;Beak, Hyo-Seon;Jung, Chang-Dong
    • Journal of Industrial Technology
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    • v.24 no.B
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    • pp.123-131
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    • 2004
  • The existing of developed scour Equation have a very different value by boundary condition, hydraulic condition and bed condition. Therefore it may give rise to a serious trouble if it make a wrong application of the scour Equation. So this research of purpose is the predicting of scour depths, the method is that analysis river of feature and hydrauric feature for river in kangwondo young-seo region. And hydrauric model experiment of Scour phenomenon execute after the existing of calculate scour depths equation analysis sensitivity, assort a practical.

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Monitoring bridge scour using dissolved oxygen probes

  • Azhari, Faezeh;Scheel, Peter J.;Loh, Kenneth J.
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.145-164
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    • 2015
  • Bridge scour is the predominant cause of overwater bridge failures in North America and around the world. Several sensing systems have been developed over the years to detect the extent of scour so that preventative actions can be performed in a timely manner. These sensing systems have drawbacks, such as signal inaccuracy and discontinuity, installation difficulty, and high cost. Therefore, attempts to develop more efficient monitoring schemes continue. In this study, the viability of using optical dissolved oxygen (DO) probes for monitoring scour depths was explored. DO levels are very low in streambed sediments, as compared to the standard level of oxygen in flowing water. Therefore, scour depths can be determined by installing sensors to monitor DO levels at various depths along the buried length of a bridge pier or abutment. The measured DO is negligible when a sensor is buried but would increase significantly once scour occurs and exposes the sensor to flowing water. A set of experiments was conducted in which four dissolved oxygen probes were embedded at different soil depths in the vicinity of a mock bridge pier inside a laboratory flume simulating scour conditions. The results confirmed that DO levels jumped drastically when sensors became exposed during scour hole evolution, thereby providing discrete measurements of the maximum scour depth. Moreover, the DO probes could detect any subsequent refilling of the scour hole through the deposition of sediments. The effect of soil permeability on the sensing response time was also investigated.

Prediction of Ultimate Scour Potentials in a Shallow Plunge Pool

  • Son, Kwang-Ik
    • Korean Journal of Hydrosciences
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    • v.6
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 1995
  • A plunge pool is often employed as an energy-dissipating device at the end of a spillway or a pipe culvert. A jet from spillways or pipes frequently generates a scour hole which threaten the stability of the hydraulic structure. Existing scour prediction formulas of plunge pool of spillways or pipe culverts give a wide range of scour depths, and it is, therefore, difficult to accurately predict those scour depths. In this study, a new experimental method and new sour prediction formulas under submerged circular jet for large bed materials with shallow tailwater depths were developed. A major variable, which was not used in previous scour prediction equations, was the ratio of jet size to bed material size. In this study, jet momentum acting on a bed particle and jet diffustion theory were employed to derive scour prediction formulas. Four theoretical formulas were suggested for the two regions of jet diffusion, i.e., the region of flow establishment and the region of established flow. The semi-theoretically developed scour prediction formulas showed close agreement with laboratory experiments performed on movable bed made of large spherical particles.

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Temporal Variation of Local Scour Depth in the Downstream of Weir with Shapes (보 형상 변화에 따른 하류부 세굴의 시간적 변화)

  • Yeo, Chang Geon;Lee, Seungoh;Yoon, Sei Eui;Song, Jai Woo
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.31 no.4B
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    • pp.353-360
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    • 2011
  • The objectives of this study were to analyzes temporal variation of local scour depth in the downstream of weir with shapes. Prediction of maximum or equilibrium scour depth was the main focus of engineers and researchers in the downstream of weir. However, it is necessary to analyzes temporal variation of local scour depth in the downstream of weir to predict real time scour depth. Experiment were performed with various weir shapes like sharp crest and inclined stepped with time variation and non-dimensional scourhole shapes, scour depths were proposed. A formula for predicting scour depths with temporal variation for weir were proposed through non-linear regression analysis. Temporal variation of scour depths could be estimated with suggested formula and 4 input data (Equilibrium scour depth, weir height, overflow depths, and water depth downstream). Suggested formula could make it possible to design a apron and bed protection economically in the downstream of a weir by considering flood duration time.

Examination on the Experimental Prediction of Scour Depths Caused by Jets (\ulcorner㈎\ulcorner의한 세굴깊이의 실험적 예측에 대한 고찰)

  • Son, Kwang-Ik;Yoon, Se-Eui
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.743-751
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    • 1997
  • A thorough literatural review of researches on the experimental prediction of scour depths caused by jets was carried out to find out a measure of scour prediction. A new experimental equation for predicting scour depths due to a vortical or an inclined jet was developed from five hundreds of experimental data which were carefully reviewed and adopted from the previous researches. The developed equation shows 0.941 statistical correlation coefficient. It was found that the parameters governing the scour depth were the size of bed material, flow rate through unit width of spillway, and head drop across structure. The predicted scour depth could be expressed as the deepest scouring depth below tail water surface with correlation coefficient ${\gamma}$ = 0.941.

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Characteristics of the Local Scour Around Submarine Imbeded Pipelines Due to Waves (파랑에 의한 해저 매설관로 주변의 국부세굴특성)

  • Kim Kyoung Ho;Kim Hong Hoon;Oh Hyoun Sik;Yeun Ju Heum
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.106-118
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    • 2005
  • It is well-known that when pipelines are positioned on a sandy seabed, they have a tendency to bury themselves. This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on the characteristics of the local scour around the submarine imbeded pipelines exposed to waves. Scour depths were measured according to the imbedment ratios of the pipelines. The results indicated that the effect of lee-wake of the pipe is the key element in the scour process of the submarine imbeded pipelines. In general, scour depths are smaller as the imbedment ratios are larger. Using the experimental results, the relative scour depths are related to Keulegan -Carpenter number and modified Ursell number, and the empirical equations are established. These equations show that the relative scour depths are proportional to above two parameters and the scour region is extended as Keulegan-Carpenter number and modified Ursell number are larger.

Dynamic Behavior Analysis of Bridges under the Combined Effect of Earthquake and Scour (지진 및 기초의 세굴을 고려한 교량시스템의 동적거동분석)

  • 김상효;최성욱;이상우;김호상
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2002.03a
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    • pp.187-194
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    • 2002
  • Bridge dynamic behaviors and the failure of the foundation are examined in this study under seismic excitations including the local scour effect. The simplified mechanical model, which can consider the effect of various influence elements, is proposed to simulate the bridge motions. The scour depths around the foundations are estimated by the CSU equation recommended by the HEC-18 and the local scour effect upon global bridge motions is then considered by applying various foundation stiffness based upon the reduced embedded depths. From the simulation results, it is found that seismic responses of a bridge with the same scour depth for both foundations increase due to the local scour effect. The bridge scour is found to be significant under weak and moderate seismic intensity. The recovery durations of the foundation stiffness after local scour are found to be critical in the estimation of the probability of foundation failure under earthquakes. Therefore, the safety of the whole bridge system should be conducted with the consideration of the scour effect upon the foundations and the recovery duration of stiffness should be determined rationally.

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Dynamic Behavior and Seismic Fragility Analysis of Shallow Foundation Bridge Considering Scour (세굴을 고려한 얕은 기초 교량의 동적거동 분석 및 지진 취약도 해석)

  • Kim, Na-Yeon;Song, Jong-Keol
    • Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.79-89
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    • 2016
  • If scour is occurred at shallow foundation of bridge, seismic performance of the bridge will be reduced. In order to evaluate accurate seismic response of bridge according to scour depths, modeling of foundation reflecting scour effect is important. In this study, taking into account the effect of the reduction in embedment depth of the shallow foundation by scouring, the soil around the foundation is modelled as an equivalent soil spring with various stiffness. Seismic fragility analyses for 3 types of bridges subjected to 4 types of ground motions classified into Site Class A, B, C, D are evaluated according to several scour depths. From the fragility analysis results, it can be observed that the deeper the scour depth, the higher probability of exceeding damage states. Also, seismic failure probability of asymmetric bridge is higher than that of symmetric bridge.

Pier Scour Prediction in Pressure Flow

  • Choi, Gye-Woon;Ahn, Sang-Jin;Kim, Jong-Sup
    • Korean Journal of Hydrosciences
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    • v.6
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    • pp.23-37
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    • 1995
  • In this experimental paper, the maximum scour depth at pier was student. The model of the pier of San Gye bridge in the Bocheong stream was set for the experimental studies. Several model verification processes were conducted through the roughness comparisons between model and prototype, pursuing scour depth variations with time depending upon channel bed variation, the comparison of the ratios between falling velocities and shear velocities in the model and prototype, and the comparison of pier scour depths between experimental data and field measuring data. The experiments were conducted in the free flow conditions and pressure flow conditions. The maximum scour depth at piers in the pressure flow conditions is almost twice as much as compared to the free flow conditions. Also, the maximum scour depth variations are indicated in the figures based on the Froude numbers, opening ratios, water depths and approaching angles in the free surface flow conditions.

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Prediction of Ultimate Scour Potentials in a Shallow Plunge Pool (얕은 감세지내의 극한 세굴잠재능 예측)

  • 손광익
    • Water for future
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.123-131
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    • 1994
  • A plunge pool is often employed as an energy-dissipating device at the end of a spillway or a pipe culvert. A jet from spillways or pipes frequently generates a scour hole which threatens the stability of the hydraulic structure. Existing scour prediction formulas of plunge pool of spillways or pipe culverts give a wide range of scour depths, and it is, therefore, difficult to accurately predict those scour depths. In this study, a new experimental method and new scour prediction formulas under submerged circular jet for large bed materials with shallow tailwater depths were developed. A major variale, which was not used in previous scour prediction equations, was the ratio of jet size to bed material size. In this study, jet momentum acting on a bed particle and jet diffustion theory were employed to derive scour prediction formulas. Four theoretical formulas were suggested for the two regions of jet diffusion, i.e., the region of flow establishment and the region of established flow. The semi-theoretically developed scour prediction formulas showed close agreement with laboratory experiments performed on a movable bed made of large spherical particles.

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