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A set of 15 experiments were performed in a 32.2 m long and 1 m wide recirculation flume, located in the Hydraulics Laboratory of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). Longitudinal view of the experimental setup (dimensions in meters): | A set of 15 experiments were performed in a 32.2 m long and 1 m wide recirculation flume, located in the Hydraulics Laboratory of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). Longitudinal view of the experimental setup (dimensions in meters): | ||
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- **Glass side-walls**: | - **Glass side-walls**: | ||
- **Sediment boxes**: __sand pit__ (complex pier was installed) and __sand trap__ (eroded sediments were retained). | - **Sediment boxes**: __sand pit__ (complex pier was installed) and __sand trap__ (eroded sediments were retained). | ||
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===== Complex pier model ===== | ===== Complex pier model ===== | ||
Geometric charcateristics and position relative to the initial riverbed of the complex pier (dimensions in meters): | Geometric charcateristics and position relative to the initial riverbed of the complex pier (dimensions in meters): | ||
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- | **Pier components: | + | - **Pier components: |
+ | * Column: acrylic glass | ||
+ | * Pile cap: acrylic glass | ||
+ | * 4 Cylindrical piles foundation: PVC material | ||
- | - __Column__: acrylic glass | ||
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- | - __Pile cap__: acrylic glass | ||
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- | - __4 Cylindrical piles foundation__: | ||
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===== Sand characteristics ===== | ===== Sand characteristics ===== | ||
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* at the pile cap front (by means of a limnimeter); | * at the pile cap front (by means of a limnimeter); | ||
* at each individual pile foundation (by reading off the scale attached). | * at each individual pile foundation (by reading off the scale attached). | ||
- | * __Spatial characterization of the scour cavity geometry__: by means of close-range photogrammetry | + | * __Spatial characterization of the scour cavity geometry__: by means of close-range photogrammetry. |
{{: | {{: | ||
+ | - **Photogrammetric apparatus in the laboratory: | ||
+ | * Limnimeter measurement point (cross); | ||
+ | * Ground control points (circles); | ||
+ | * Camera captures (squares). | ||
===== Available measurements ===== | ===== Available measurements ===== | ||
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* Relation between maximum scour depth and volume rates to the end experiment: {{: | * Relation between maximum scour depth and volume rates to the end experiment: {{: | ||
* Cavity' | * Cavity' | ||
- | ======Numerical study====== | + | |
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