Mathematical Modeling of Local Scour at Slender and Wide Bridge Piers

Table 2

Summary of scour field data, Mueller and Wagner [13].

Property	Water depth, (m)	Velocity (m/s)	Pier width, (m)	Scour depth (m)	(mm)	(mm)	Froude number
Minimum	2.7	0.7	1.5	2.0	0.18	0.40	0.079	1.27	107
Maximum	22.5	3.2	5.5	7.7	14.0	42.0	0.447	5.38	14333
Average	11.56	2.19	3.76	4.25	1.49	3.99	0.22	2.81	9555