Modification of Selected South Carolina Bridge-Scour Envelope Curves

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• Creators:
  Benedict, Stephen T. ; Caldwell, Andral W.
• Corporate Creators:
  Geological Survey (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  South Carolina. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridge abutments
  • Bridge piers
  • Bridges
  • Contraction
  • Evaluation and assessment
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Scour
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5029
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; South Carolina
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01658957
• Corporate Publisher:
  Geological Survey (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  Historic scour was investigated at 231 bridges in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain physiographic provinces of South Carolina by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Transportation. These investigations led to the development of field-derived envelope curves that provided supplementary tools to assess the potential for scour at bridges in South Carolina for selected scour components that included clear-water abutment, contraction, and pier scour, and live-bed pier and contraction scour. The envelope curves consist of a single curve with one explanatory variable encompassing all of the measured field data for the respective scour components. In the current investigation, the clear-water abutment-scour and live-bed contraction-scour envelope curves were modified to include a family of curves that utilized two explanatory variables, providing a means to further refine the assessment of scour potential for those specific scour components. The modified envelope curves and guidance for their application are presented in this report.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36138/dot_36138_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.90 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:29faa9c993595948b8aee6ab5f0a8f6e6ad5bbe9496600de408a56d25c3a08e2