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NCHRP Report 516: Pier and Contraction Scour in Cohesive Soils (2004)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

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Wang, J, Briaud, J-L, Li, Y, Chen, H-C, Nurtjahyo, P, Transportation Research Board. "12.3 Example 3: Group Rectangular Piers with Attack Angle and Approaching Constant Velocity." NCHRP Report 516: Pier and Contraction Scour in Cohesive Soils. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004.

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Front Matter (R1-R10)
Summary (1-7)
1.4 Why Was This Problem Addressed? (8-8)
1.5 Approach Selected to Solve the Problem (9-9)
2.4 Erodibility and Correlation to Soil and Rock Properties (10-13)
3.3 EFA Test Data Reduction (14-14)
3.4 EFA Precision and Typical Results (15-16)
4.2 Small Flood Followed by Big Flood (17-17)
4.3 Big Flood Followed by Small Flood and General Case (18-18)
4.4 Hard Soil Layer Over Soft Soil Layer (19-20)
4.6 Equivalent Time (21-21)
4.7 Extended and Simple SRICOS-EFA Method (22-23)
4.8 Case Histories (24-25)
4.9 Predicted and Measured Local Scour for the Eight Bridges (26-28)
4.10 Conclusions (29-29)
5.4 Measuring Equipment (30-31)
5.5 Soils and Soil Bed Preparation (32-32)
5.6 Flume Tests: Procedure and Measurement (33-33)
5.8 Shallow Water Effect on Maximum Pier Scour Depth (34-35)
5.9 Shallow Water Effect on Initial Shear Stress (36-36)
5.11 Pier Spacing Effect on Maximum Scour Depth (37-37)
5.12 Pier Spacing Effect on Initial Scour Rate (38-38)
5.15 Pier Shape Effect on Initial Scour Rate (39-39)
5.18 Attack Angle Effect on Maximum Scour Depth (40-41)
5.20 Attack Angle Effect on Scour Hole Shape (42-42)
5.21 Maximum Scour Depth Equation for Complex Pier Scour (43-44)
6.2 Existing Knowledge on Numerical Simulations for Scour (45-45)
6.5 Shallow Water Effect: Numerical Simulation Results (46-46)
6.6 Shallow Water Effect on Maximum Shear Stress (47-47)
6.7 Pier Spacing Effect: Numerical Simulation Results (48-48)
6.9 Pier Shape Effect: Numerical Simulation Results (49-50)
6.10 Pier Shape Effect on Maximum Shear Stress (51-51)
6.11 Attack Angle Effect: Numerical Simulation Results (52-52)
6.12 Attack Angle Effect on Maximum Shear Stress (53-53)
6.13 Maximum Shear Stress Equation for Complex Pier Scour (54-55)
7.3 Flume Tests and Measurements (56-56)
7.4 Flume Tests: Flow Observations and Results (57-58)
7.5 Flume Tests: Scour Observations and Results (59-59)
7.6 Maximum and Uniform Contraction Depths for the Reference Cases (60-62)
7.7 Location of Maximum Contraction Depth for the Reference Cases (63-63)
7.8 Correction Factors for Transition Angle and Contraction Length (64-64)
7.9 SRICOS-EFA Method Using HEC-RAS Generated Velocity (65-65)
7.11 Scour Depth Equations for Contraction Scour (66-67)
8.3 Transition Angle Effect: Numerical Simulation Results (68-68)
8.4 Contracted Length Effect: Numerical Simulation Results (69-71)
8.6 Maximum Shear Stress Equation for Contraction Scour (72-75)
9.3 The Integrated SRICOS-EFA Method: Step-by-Step Procedure (76-80)
9.5 The SRICOS-EFA Program (81-83)
9.6 Output of the SRICOS-EFA Program (84-84)
10.4 Gill (1981) Database: Contraction Scour (85-87)
10.5 Remarks (88-88)
11.2 Preparation of the Future Hydrographs (89-89)
11.3 Risk Approach to Scour Predictions (90-90)
11.4 Observations on Current Risk Levels (91-92)
12.2 Example 2: Single Rectangular Pier with Attack Angle and Approaching Hydrograph (93-94)
12.3 Example 3: Group Rectangular Piers with Attack Angle and Approaching Constant Velocity (95-98)
12.4 Example 4: Contracted Channel with 90-Degree Transition Angle and Approaching Constant Velocity (99-102)
12.5 Example 5: Contracted Channel with 60-Degree Transition Angle and Approaching Hydrograph (103-104)
12.6 Example 6: Bridge with Group Piers and Contracted Channel with Hydrograph in Contracted Section (105-110)
13.1 Conclusions (111-112)
13.2 Recommendations, (113-113)
References (114-115)
Nomenclature (116-117)
Unit Conversions (118-118)
Appendix A - Photographs from the Flume Tests (119-125)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (126-126)

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95 EFA Result (Layer 2) 8 7 Scour rate Shear stress (mm/hr) (N/m2) 6 Scour Rate (mm/hr) 0 3 5 0.1 4 1 6 4 2 9 4 18.5 3 5 27 2 6 40 6.9 60 1 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2 Shear Stress (N/m ) Figure 12.2. EFA Results for Soil Layer 2 (Example 1). Channel geometry: Channel upstream width B1 = 50 m Use SRICOS-EFA program Option 1: Complex Pier Scour. Flow parameters: Angle of attack: 20 degrees 70 years predicted hydrograph Results: EFA result: Layer 1: Thickness 10 m; critical shear After a 70-year period of flood, the final pier scour is stress 2 N/m2 Layer 2: Thickness 20 m; critical shear Z = 4.7 m stress 4 N/m2 Time duration: 70 years Table 12.2 lists data input for this example. Figure 12.5 illus- Determine: The magnitude of maximum pier trates the scour depth development with time. Figures 12.6 scour depth through 12.8 provide further information. 12.3 EXAMPLE 3: GROUP RECTANGULAR PIERS WITH ATTACK ANGLE 12.2.1 SRICOS-EFA Method: AND APPROACHING CONSTANT VELOCITY Computer Calculation Given: Since the hydrograph is used in this case as hydrologic Pier geometry: Pier width B = 1.22 m, pier length data input, the relationship between discharge and velocity Lpier = 18 m, rectangular pier, number and the relationship between discharge and water depth need of piers, N = 3, spacing, S = 18 m to be defined. The HEC-RAS program can be a good tool to Channel geometry: Channel upstream width B1 = 150 m define these relationships. The following charts present the Flow parameters: Water depth H = 3.12 m, results obtained from HEC-RAS for this case. Angle of attack: 20 degrees Scour Depth vs. Time (Example 1) 4500 Flow 4000 Pier Scour Depth (mm) 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 B 0 200 400 600 800 Time (Day) Figure 12.3. Plan view of single circular pier scour case (Example 1). Figure 12.4. Scour depth versus time (Example 1).

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96 TABLE 12.2 Summary of data input (Example 2) Input Unit SI 1 Output Unit SI 1 First Date of Analysis 01-01-2003 Last Date of Analysis 01-01-2073 No. Of Input Data 25569 Upstream Channel Width 50 Type of Pier Rectangular Pier 2 Pier Width 1.22 Pier Length 18 Attack Angle 20 Number of Piers 1 Time Step Hours 24 Type of Hydrologic Input Discharge 1 Number of Regression Points Discharge vs. Velocity 8 1.42, 0 14, 0.02 141, 0.16 566, 0.49 Values of Regression Discharge, Velocity 1415, 0.87 Points 5663, 1.75 Input 13592, 2.97 Hydrologic 19821, 3.56 Data Number of Regression Points Discharge vs. Water Depth 8 1.42, 3.86 14, 4.18 141, 5.02 Discharge, Water Depth 566, 6.18 1415, 7.83 Values of Regression 5663, 11.33 Points 13592, 13.15 19821, 14.19 No. Of Layers 2 Properties of 1st Layer Thickness 10 Critical Shear Stress 2 Number of Regression Points Shear Stress vs. Scour Rate 8 1, 0 2, 0.1 Estimate Initial 4,1 Scour Rate Value of Regression Shear Stress, Scour Rate 6,2 Points 9, 3 20, 6 40, 8 60, 8.9 Properties of 2nd Layer Thickness 20 Critical Shear Stress 4 Number of Regression Points Shear Stress vs. Scour Rate 8 3, 0 4, 0.1 Estimate Initial 6,1 Scour Rate Value of Regression Shear Stress, Scour Rate 9,2 Points 18.5, 4 27, 5 40, 6 60, 6.9

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97 Future Hydrograph Layer 2: Thickness 20 m; critical shear 14000 stress 4 N/m2 Flood period: 2 days for hand calculation 12000 2 years for computer calculation 10000 Determine: The magnitude of maximum pier Discharge (m /sec) scour depth 3 8000 6000 12.3.1 SRICOS-EFA Method: Hand Calculation 4000 (1) Calculate the K factors for max and Zmax as follows: 2000 H 3.12 -4 -4 × 0 kw = 1 + 16 e B = 1 + 16 e 7.3 = 3.9 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Time (Year) ( ) (37.12 .3 ) 0.34 0.34 K w = 0.85 H B = 0.85 × = 0.637 Figure 12.5. Seventy years future approaching hydrograph (Example 2). Approaching constant velocity V = Here, B is the projected width of pier. 3.36 m/sec EFA result: Layer 1: Thickness 10 m; critical shear B = Lpier sin + W cos = 18 × sin 20° + 1.22 × stress 2 N/m2 cos 20° = 7.3 m EFA Result (Layer 1) 10 9 8 Scour rate Shear stress (mm/hr) (N/m2) 7 Scour Rate (mm/hr) 0 1 6 0.1 2 5 1 4 2 6 4 3 9 3 6 20 2 8 40 8.9 60 1 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2 Shear Stress (N/m ) Figure 12.6. EFA results for Soil Layer 1 (Example 2). EFA Result (Layer 2) 8 7 Scour rate Shear stress (mm/hr) (N/m2) 6 Scour Rate (mm/hr) 0 3 5 0.1 4 1 6 4 2 9 4 18.5 3 5 27 2 6 40 6.9 60 1 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2 Shear Stress (N/m ) Figure 12.7. EFA results for Soil Layer 2 (Example 2).

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98 Since in this case, the pier is a rectangular pier, so 18 -4 Flow 20° ksh = 1.15 + 7 × e 1.22 = 1.15 Since there are three piers in this case, the effect of a Lpier group pier exists. ksp = 1 + 5e ( -1.1D S ) = 1 + 5e( -1.1718 .3) = 1.33 B Figure 12.8. Plan view of single rectangular pier scour B1 150 Ksp = = = 1.17 case (Example 2). B1 - nB 150 - 3 * 7.3 There is attack angle of the flow, so ( ) ( ) 0.57 0.57 20 k = 1 + 1.5 = 1 + 1.5 = 1.636 90 90 TABLE 12.3 Summary of data input (Example 3) Input Unit SI 1 Output Unit SI 1 First Date of Analysis 01-01-1998 Last Date of Analysis 01-01-2000 No. Of Input Data 730 Upstream Channel Width 150 Type of Pier Rectangular Pier 2 Pier Width 1.22 Pier Length 18 Attack angle 20 Number of piers 3 Pier spacing 18 Time Step Hours 24 Type of Hydrologic Input Velocity 2 Number of Regression Points Velocity vs. Water Depth 1 Values of Regression Points Velocity, Water Depth 3.36, 3.12 No. Of Layers 2 Properties of 1st Layer Thickness 10 Critical Shear Stress 2 Number of Regression Points Shear Stress vs. Scour Rate 8 1, 0 4, 1 Estimate Initial 6,2 Scour Rate Value of Regression Shear Stress, Scour Rate 9,3 Points 6, 30 100, 10 200, 12.5 400, 16 Properties of 2nd Layer Thickness 20 Critical Shear Stress 4 Number of Regression Points Shear Stress vs. Scour Rate 8 3, 0 4, 0.1 Estimate Initial 6,1 Scour Rate Value of Regression Shear Stress, Scour Rate 9,2 Points 18.5, 4 27, 5 40, 6 60, 6.9