HYDRAULIC FACTORS IN BRIDGE DESIGN BY R.V. FARRADAY AND F.G.CHARLTON

Chapter 1 - River morphology. 1.1 - Introduction, Channel stability, 1.2 - Channel pattern, 1.3 - Effect of bridges on river regime, 1.4 - Hydraulic geometry of river channels, 1.5 - Maximum channel depth. Chapter 2 - Site reconnaissance survey. 2.1 - Introduction, 2.2 - Site selection, 2.3 - Reconnaissance survey, 2.4 - Examination of available records, 2.5 - Field inspection. Chapter 3 - Hydrographic and hydraulic surveys. 3.1 - Introduction, 3.2 - Hydrographic surveys, 3.3 - Hydraulic surveys, 3.4 - Sampling and grading procedure. Chapter 4 - Estimation of design discharge and water level. 4.1 - Introduction, 4.2 - Flood return period, 4.3 - Method of assessing design discharge and water level, 4.4 - Effect of bridge structure on water level. Chapter 5 - Local scour at bridge crossings. 5.1 - Introduction, 5.2 - Local scour at bridge piers, 5.3 - Local scour at abutment and training works. Chapter 6 - Forces on bridge piers. 6.1 - Introduction, 6.2 - Hydrodynamic forces, 6.3 - Ice forces, 6.4 - Debris forces, 6.5 - Impact forces due to ship collision. Chapter 7 - Bank protection and river training. 7.1 - Introduction, 7.2 - Protection of foundations against scour, 7.3 - Protection of river banks. Chapter 8 - Physical hydraulic models. 8.1 - Introduction, 8.2 - Model types, 8.3 - Models application, 8.4 - Summary of situations in which a model investigation is advisable. Chapter 9 - Influence of hydraulic factors on the design of bridges over rivers. 9.1 - Introduction, 9.2 - Hydraulic factors in a typical bridge design procedure. Chapter 10 - Case histories. 10.1 - Introduction, 10.2 - Kaduna River crossing, Wuya, Nigeria, 10.3 - The Ahmad Shah bridge, Temerloh, Malaysia, 10.4 - The Jhelum bridge, Pakistan, 10.5 - The Fallujah bridge, Iraq, 10.6 - Case histories to illustrate the importance of temporary river works design. Chapter 11- Further research. Appendix A - Coefficient for the assessment of hydrodynamic forces on bridge piers. Appendix B - Parameter value used in assessing ice forces. Appendix C - Conversion of the volume of deformed steel at the collision point R into a depth of damage penetration P. Appendix D - Notation.

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