Effect of suction on local scour downstream of a rigid structure

• Main Author: Chew, Jing Xuan
• Other Authors: Chiew Yee Meng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68902
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The influence of suction at the downstream of a fixed apron was investigated in a laboratory flume. Experiments were conducted at a fixed water depth with varying flow rate and suction rate at fixed suction position. The results clearly show that suction has an adverse effect in increasing the depth...