Using the movability number to model local clear-water scour in rivers

Includes bibliographical references. === Local scour is associated with a considerable number of bridge failures worldwide. It occurs at bridge piers and abutments as a result of interactions between complex flow features and the channel bed. The number of factors involved in the interactions makes...

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Main Author: Abban, Benjamin
Other Authors: Armitage, Neil
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7459