Numerical study of particle bed scour by vortices

Scouring is the process of soil or sediment erosion due to flowing water, which can lead to bed degradation and compromised transportation infrastructure. In the decade before 2000, over half of the 500 bridge failures in the United States were caused by flooding or scouring. To gain a better grasp...

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Main Author: Hagan, Daniel S.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: ScholarWorks @ UVM 2014
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Online Access:http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/267
http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1266&context=graddis