Abstract: An experimental study was conducted to determine the influence of length, width, and protrusion of noncontinuous riprap protections on shear failure conditions. The incipient motion of particles as a failure criterion and ...

Abstract: The large pier of an emblematic bridge built in 2008 in the Ebro River (Zaragoza, Spain) obstructs the flow in high floods. Clear-water scour experiments in a scale model were conducted to anticipate maximum local scour ...