Laboratory Investigation of Scour Around Bridge Piers Conducted at Mead Hydraulic Laboratory, Mead, Nebraska

Abstract

This report presents model study results of proposed riverbed stabilization in the vicinity of bridge piers for the Illinois Central Gulf railroad bridge (formerly the Illinois Central Railroad) (IC) spanning the Missouri River near Omaha, NE. The objective of study was to determine the effects on the downstream channel of stabilization of the bed around a bridge pier.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA363554

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  • E. E. Matson
  • Robert Buchholz

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  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

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