Riprap protection and failure mechanisms at bridge piers

• Main Author: Lim, Foo Hoat.
• Other Authors: Chiew, Yee Meng
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13060
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The main objectives of this thesis are to study the failure mechanisms of a riprap layer around a bridge pier, and to identify the characteristic parameters affecting riprap failure. The thesis consists of seven chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the background of pier scour problems, the necessity of r...