Title: Bridge Scour Authors: Bruce W. Melville and Stephen E. Coleman Specifications: Soft Cover, 572pp, ISBN 1-887201-18-1 Price: US $85 Cat No: BSR "A comprehensive state-of-the-art treatment of scour and bridge foundations - both a handy reference text and a manual for the practicing bridge designer."

DESCRIPTION

Thirty-one detailed case studies of scour-induced bridge failure are presented in Chapter 2 to provide designers with an understanding of processes involved and also cases against which design methodologies can be tested. The data and basic engineering analyses required for bridge scour estimation are discussed in Chapter 3. Detailed descriptions and procedures for estimation of general scour, contraction scour and local scour are given in Chapters 4, 5 and 6, respectively. A summary of the procedures for total scour depth estimation is presented in Chapter 7 in the form of an overall design method for scour analysis. Worked examples are provided in Chapter 8 to illustrate application of the proposed design methodology to a variety of situations, including a number of the presented case studies. Chapter 9 presents principles applicable to scour-resistant design, together with a comprehensive summary of scour protection methods and remedial methods for bridge scour. ISBN 1-887201-18-1. Publ. 1999 WRP.