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Behavior of Laterally-Loaded Piles Under Scoured Conditions at Bridges

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Scour- and Erosion-Related Issues

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Scour often occurs around bridge piers and abutments, which are commonly supported by piles. This paper evaluates the effects of global scour and local scour on the behavior of laterally-loaded single piles and pile groups in sands and clays based on recent studies. The recent studies have been focused on stress history changes of remaining soils after scour, local scour-hole geometry and dimensions, and their effects on the behavior of laterally-loaded piles under scoured conditions. Experimental, numerical, and analytical studies have been conducted for these investigations and are discussed in this paper. Scour depth is identified as the most important influence factor, followed by scour width and slope. This paper also presents an integrated analysis of the effect of scour on the performance of pile-supported bridges that considered hydraulic, geotechnical, and structural aspects.

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The author would like to acknowledge the assistance received from Dr. Cheng Lin at the University of Victoria in Canada and Dr. Fayun Liang at Tongji University in China during the preparation of this paper.

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    Jie Han

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Han, J. (2022). Behavior of Laterally-Loaded Piles Under Scoured Conditions at Bridges. In: Reddy, C.N.S., Sassa, S. (eds) Scour- and Erosion-Related Issues. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 177. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4783-3_2

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