Bridge pier scour and contraction scour in cohesive soils on the basis of flume tests /

Bridge scour, the leading cause of bridge failures in United States, is due to the erosion of soil by flowing water. Scour in cohesive soils is much different from scour in non-cohesive soils on scour rate, scour hole distribution, and final scour depth. Applying the solutions for non-cohesive soils...

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Main Author:	Li, Ya
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 2002.
Subjects:	Major civil engineering.
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