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Main parameters for an empirical formula<br />
The energy slope has a significant correlation with the scour depth. If we consider the maximum<br />
scour depth in the deepest of the two scour holes h <strong>12</strong> , the overall energy slope S eall , and the<br />
energy slope over the domain equipped with macro-roughness elements play a major role.<br />
S emr ,<br />
Furthermore the geometric ratios R c ⁄ B , h m ⁄ B seem to be important to explain the maximum<br />
scour. Since the local radius r is almost constant compared to the channel width B, the ratio r⁄<br />
B<br />
gives quite good correlations, too. But since the radius is already by R c ⁄ B , r⁄<br />
B will not be considered<br />
as optimization parameter.<br />
The influence of the super elevation of the water surface V 2 ⁄ ( g ⋅ r)<br />
is already included in the<br />
term ⁄ B .<br />
R c<br />
Table 7.3 shows the correlations between the chosen parameters and all available tests including<br />
the ones with macro-roughness and Peter’s data.<br />
The parameters influencing the scour process without macro-roughness still play an important<br />
role except the energy slope over the domain equipped with macro-roughness. This is quite normal:<br />
because of the head losses being more important than without vertical ribs, the energy slope<br />
has to increase. Despite the increased energy slope (over the domain with macro-roughness), the<br />
scour depth is reduced. Therefore the overall energy slope will be used in the optimization process.<br />
The influence of the macro-roughness on the maximum scour seems to be dominated by the ratio<br />
of rib-spacing to average water depth e s ⁄ h m . This ratio is more important than the rib spacing<br />
compared to the channel width e s ⁄ B . The depth of the macro-roughness appears to play a subordinate<br />
role. This seems to be contradictory to the statement that the ratio of rib-depth to rib-spacing<br />
( e d ⁄ e s ) plays a predominant role (§ 6.2.1). If we consider that the mean water depth is highly<br />
correlated with the relative scour depth, the good correlation for the ratio e s ⁄ h m gets quite obvious.<br />
Therefore the ratio rib-spacing to channel width ( e s ⁄ B ) can also be considered as a good<br />
parameter to quantify the influence of the ribs on the relative scour. Despite a somewhat smaller<br />
correlation for the rib-depth to rib-spacing ratio ( e d ⁄ e s ) an influence on the relative scour can be<br />
made out.<br />
β max<br />
As far as the transversal bed slope is concerned, the same parameters play an important role.<br />
In addition to them, the sediment Froude number has a significant correlation.<br />
If we summarize the obtained results, we see that the following parameters need to be considered<br />
in the scour process:<br />
• general parameters: V or V⋅<br />
R h represented by V⋅ R h ⁄ g ⋅ B 3 , S eall , , R c ⁄ B , h m ⁄ B ,<br />
(as well as combinations of these parameters)<br />
• macro-roughness related parameters: e s ⁄ h m , e d ⁄ h m , and eventually the same ratios relative<br />
to the channel width B.<br />
<strong>EPFL</strong> Ph.D thesis 2632 - Daniel S. Hersberger November 9, 2002 / page 153