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Physical Modeling<br />

Parameters related to fluid properties<br />

• g: acceleration due to gravity<br />

• ρ: density <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fluid<br />

• υ: kinematic viscosity <strong>of</strong> fluid<br />

Parameters related to flow properties<br />

• y1 : approach flow depth<br />

d<br />

• V1: approach mean flow velocity<br />

s<br />

Parameters related to sediment properties b<br />

• ρ: density <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sediment<br />

• d50 : median sediment size<br />

• σg: geometric standard deviation <strong>of</strong> sediment size<br />

distribution<br />

• cohesion <strong>of</strong> sediment<br />

Parameters related to <strong>the</strong> bridge pier<br />

• shape <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bridge pier<br />

• width <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bridge pier<br />

• alignment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bridge pier<br />

Breusers et al. 1997<br />

⎛<br />

⎞<br />

⎜<br />

y1<br />

V1<br />

ρV1b<br />

V1<br />

b<br />

= f K<br />

⎟<br />

s,<br />

Kθ<br />

, , , , , , σ g<br />

⎜<br />

⎟<br />

⎝<br />

b gy µ Vc<br />

d<br />

1<br />

50 ⎠<br />

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