Pier Scour Predition Computations from HEC-18 Input Cells

Utilizing Equations 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8 Output Cells
and Tables 6.1, 6.2 6.3

Units English Units

Pier Shape Round Nose ft Pier Shape
Pier Length 30 ft Pier Length
Pier Width 2 ft Pier Width
Upstream Flow Depth 2 ft Upstream Flow Depth
Upstream Average Velocity 2 ft/s Upstream Average Velocity
Bed Material D50 0.005 ft Bed Material D50
Bed Material D95 0.021 ft Bed Material D95
Angle of Attack 25 Degrees Angle of Attack
Bed Conditions Small Dunes Bed Conditions
Dune Height 0 ft Dune Height

Upstream Froude Number 0.25 Upstream Froude Number

Ku 11.17 Ku
VcD50 2.2 VcD50
VicD50 1.0 VicD50
VcD95 3.4 VcD95
ViCD95 1.7 ViCD95
VR 2.3 VR
K1 1.0 K1
K2 3.2 K2
K3 1.1 K3
K4 1.0 K4
Scour Depth 7.7 ft Scour Depth

Figures adapted from HEC-18 (FHWA)

Pier Bed Conditions
SquarClear-Water Scour
Roun Plane bed and Antidune flow
Cylin Small Dunes
SharpMedium Dunes
GroupLarge Dunes
 SI
Round Nose m
9.1 m
0.6 m
0.6 m
0.6 m/s
0.002 m
0.020 m
25 Degrees
Plane bed and Antidune flow
0 m

0.25
6.19
0.7
0.3
1.5
0.8
-1.7
1.0
3.2
1.1
1.0
2.4 m
Computation of Abutment Scour
Using HEC-18 Equations, 7.1, 7.2 and
Figures 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 and Table 7.1

Average Channel Flow Depth 2.3 ft

Average Flow Depth on the Floodplain 1 ft
Effective Length (L') 100 ft
Froude Number 0.5
Abutment Shape Vertical-wall abutment with wing walls
Angle to the Flow 45 Degrees

K1 0.82
K2 0.91
Scour Depth 9.1 ft
Scour Depth (HIRE) 10.0

Figures adapted from HEC-18 (FHWA)

 0.7 m
0.3 m
30.5 m
0.5
Vertical-wall abutment with wing walls
45 Degrees

0.82
0.91
3.5 m
3.0