Mechanism of Scouring Around Group of Bridge Piers in Tandem Arrangement

Malik, Rahul; Setia, Baldev; Banik, Anirban

doi:10.1007/s40030-023-00733-w

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“…[7] also reported a higher percentage of scour depth reduction at the pier when a single sacrificial pile was close to the pier. In their experiment with the tandem arrangement of bridge piers, [21] also mentioned a reduction in the shielding effect when the spacing was increased beyond 1D. These results conclude that the closer the sacrificial pile to the pier, the better the protection against local scouring.…”

Section: Linear Sacrificial Pile Scour Experimentsmentioning

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An Experimental Study on the Effect of Distance and Sheltering Area of a Group of Linearly Arranged Sacrificial Piles on Reducing Local Scour around a Circular Bridge Pier under Clear-Water Conditions

Guragain,

Tanaka

2024

Fluids

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One of the major problems associated with bridge piers is ensuring their safety against local scouring caused by the erosive action of flow. Numerous countermeasures have been developed and tested to solve this problem, among which sacrificial piles are highly recognized due to their high performance, economy, durability, and ease of construction. Several factors affect the performance of sacrificial piles, such as their number, size, degree of submergence, and geometric arrangement parameters. In this study, the performance of a group of linearly arranged cylindrical sacrificial piles in reducing local scour around a circular bridge pier was investigated by varying the number of piles (or sheltering area) and distance between piles and the pier under clear-water conditions. Three values of distance between piles and the pier and three values of sheltering area (or number of piles) were tested. The efficiencies of sacrificial piles in different configurations were presented in terms of the percentage reduction in maximum scour depth at an unprotected pier under the same hydraulic conditions. The results of this experiment show that when linearly arranged sacrificial piles are placed close to the pier (at distance D; D is the pier diameter), an increase in the number of piles (or sheltered area) results in an increased scour depth, and when placed far from the pier (2D and 3D), an increase in the number of piles results in a decrease in scour depth around the pier. In addition, for 40% and 60% sheltering conditions, scour depth increased with an increase in the spacing between piles and the pier, while for 80% sheltering conditions, optimum protection was observed at a distance of 2D. Overall, two piles placed at distance D provided optimum protection with a scour depth reduction of 41.6%, while minimum protection was recorded when the same were placed at a spacing of 3D from the pier (25.5%).

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Section: Linear Sacrificial Pile Scour Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 94%