[ yo, y1, Q and W in any consistent set of units ] [ S1 in m/m or ft/ft ] [ T in °C or °F ] [ D50 in mm or ft ] Reference: Evaluating Scour at Bridges, FHWA Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 18, Fifth Edition, 2012.
Reference: Evaluating Scour at Bridges, FHWA Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 18, Fifth Edition, 2012.
Evaluating Scour at Bridges, FHWA Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 18, Fifth Edition, 2012.
Mean flow depth below the bridge, before scour yo = 1.0 m
Mean flow depth upstream of the bridge y1 = 2.0 m/s
Discharge upstream of the bridge (only in the main channel) Q1 = 10.0 m3/s
Discharge in the contracted section Q2 = 8.0 m3/s
Bottom width in the section upstream of the bridge W1 = 2.0 m
Bottom width in the contracted section, excluding piers W2 = 1.0 m
Energy slope in the main channel upstream S1 = 0.002 m/m
Median diameter of the bed material D50 = 2.0 mm
Water Temperature T = 20oC
Contraction scour depth under live bed conditions ys = 1.57 m