Abstract: Statistical surveys conducted on investigation of reasons of bridge failures implied that the majority of bridges have failed because of excessive scouring at infrastructural elements. A bridge crossing an alluvial river ...

Abstract: Many bridges are destroyed or fail completely during severe floods. If the cause of the damage is not a structural deficiency, it may be excessive local scour around bridge piers and/or abutments. Although the mechanics ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of uncertainty in the hydraulic conductivity and van Genuchten fitting parameters used for unsaturated flow modeling of transient seepage through embankment dams. Random variables of the ...

Abstract: River bridges and related infrastructural elements need to be monitored and inspected periodically for deterioration and loss of function due to aging, adverse hydraulic conditions, and chemical attacks. Necessary protective ...

Abstract: The first hardfill dam in Turkey, Cindere Dam, has recently been constructed and a number of instruments have been installed. The aim of this study is to review the capability of the current instrumentation system and to ...

Abstract: Estimation of maximum possible scour depth around bridge piers is an important step in the design of bridge pier foundations. Under known hydrological characteristics such as peak discharge and time‐to‐peak value of design ...

Abstract: Earth-fill dams should be monitored during the first filling of the reservoir to avoid several potential risks. Following the completion of dam construction, the primary safety check is monitoring the dam behavior during ...

Abstract: Scour-induced reduction in bridge stability can develop vulnerabilities during a probable seismic event. This problem has been typically addressed by researchers as if these two extreme events have no joint probability of ...

Abstract: When a single‐slope, rubble‐mound breakwater is subjected to waves that dislocate the stones but do not cause any overtopping, the damaged section may become stabilized at a certain level of wave attack, generating the “