Experimental Investigation, The Effect of Shape of slots on the bridge scour of pier( the comparison of diamond and square)

Abstract

One of the scour-control methods around the bridge's pier is use a slot. In the present study the effect of the shape of slot, on local scour around bridge piers have been studied. In order to achieve the study objectives, two sizes, diamond and square with an equal surface area slot, on three levels near the water surface, bed level and under bed level at four Froude number (0.19, 0.24, 0.27, 0.3) tested and then the bed grading were changed and four shape of slot at two level near the water level and on bed level at Froude number 0.24 are tested. The result show that the maximum scouring and The volume of the scour hole with slot level relative to bed Froude number has direct relationship and with area of slot and The average grain size bed has inverse relationship. With compare of data, increasing in second moment of area, depth of scour, volume and dimension of scour hole is increased.

Keywords

• local scour
• slot
• pier
• moment of area