Ex Situ Scour Testing Device

The intent of this study is to develop an Ex situ Scour Testing Device (ESTD) that can be used for estimating bridge scour in cohesive soils. The ESTD technology can determine the erosion rate of soil samples, which are used to transfer the soil test results to the bridge pier scour computations. The ESTD technology is capable to simulate pressure fluctuations that are associated with the extreme turbulence that occurs around a bridge pier.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Duwadi, Sheila

• Start Date: 20090120
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090930
• Source Data: RiP Project 20541

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge foundations; Bridge piers; Cohesive soils; Erosion; Research projects; Scour; Soil tests
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01462318
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:01PM