Abstract: Local scour at circular bridge piers embedded in a clay-sand-mixed bed was investigated in laboratory flume experiments. The effects of clay content, water content, and sand size on maximum equilibrium scour depth, equilibrium ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental investigation on noncohesive sediment pickup under a unidirectional steady-uniform stream flow on streamwise steeply sloping (down slope and adverse) sedimentary beds. The characteristic ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental investigation of the noncohesive sediment threshold under a unidirectional steady-uniform stream flow on streamwise sloping (down slope and adverse) sedimentary beds. The theoretical ...

Abstract: In geotechnical engineering, determination of the bearing capacity of a shallow foundation in nonhomogeneous soil is an intriguing task. In the present study, an effort was made to evaluate the ultimate bearing capacity ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel Gibbs sampling approach for structural health monitoring (SHM) with detection of structural changes/damages using incomplete complex modal data measured with a limited number of sensors. The ...

Abstract: Bridges are among the most important structures for human civilization. Bridge safety is therefore an ongoing concern of engineers. Scouring of river beds due to blocking of downstream current by the bridge pier is one of ...

Abstract: This paper describes an experimental study carried out in a laboratory flume with a smooth surface to investigate the effect of a surface wave on unidirectional current. The measured velocity data were analyzed within the ...

Abstract: The prediction of the bearing capacity (qrs) of unreinforced sand bed and geogrid-reinforced sand bed resting over a group of stone columns floating in soft clay is an important task due to the complex geometry and uncertainty ...