Resumen de Medidas De Protección Contra La Socavación Local En Pilas De Puente

Francisco Plata, Chandra Nalluri, Juan Saldarriaga

• The purpose of this present research is to analyze the effect of some protective structures used against local scour at bridge piers. The effects of using flat plates of different geometric shapes are studied. Experiments demonstrated that the efficacy of the tested elements increases when these are installed at the same level as the bed, as well as when their shapes conform to the patterns of scour basin around the pier. The maximum depth of scour in the presence of protective structures is found on the sides of the pier at a distance from it.