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Suggested Citation:"Scour at Contracted Bridges." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2006. Scour at Contracted Bridges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21995.
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NCHRP Web-Only Document 83 (Project 24-14): Contractor’s Final Report and Appendix A Scour at Contracted Bridges Prepared for: National Cooperative Highway Research Program Submitted by: C.R. Wagner, D.S. Mueller, A.C. Parola, D.J. Hagerty, and S. T. Benedict U.S. Geological Survey and University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky March 2006

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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 83: Scour at Contracted Bridges describes and quantifies the influence of processes affecting scour magnitude in contracted openings and examines physical- and numerical-model studies. The report also includes interim guidance for applying scour-prediction methodology at contracted bridge sites for a wide range of common field situations and suggests future research designed to advance scour prediction methodology.

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