Modification of the SC Pier-Scour Envelope Curves to Minimize Scour Depth Over-Prediction

Objectives of this study are as follows: (1) Develop an improved method for estimating scour for piers influenced by abutment scour. (2) Develop a family of secondary clear-water and live-bed pier scour envelope curves. (3) Establish guidance for applying the new methodology from objectives 1 and 2, and update the scour template Excel spreadsheet for the SC Envelope Curves, created by Benedict and others (2016), as a web-based application.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  South Carolina Department of Transportation

  955 Park Street
  P.O. Box 191
  Columbia, SC  United States  29202-0191
• Performing Organizations:

  United States Geologic Survey

  South Atlantic Water Science Center
  Columbia, SC, South Carolina  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Huffman, Bradley J

• Start Date: 20231101
• Expected Completion Date: 20271031
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abutments; Depth; Estimating; Piers (Supports); Scour
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01886955
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: South Carolina Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 5 2023 8:34AM