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Title |
Development of Measuring Method for Bridge Scour and Water Level Using Temperature Difference Between Medium Interfaces
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Keywords |
세굴 ; 교량세굴 ; 수위 ; 온도 ; 계측방법 ; 매질경계 ; Scour ; Bridge scour ; Water level ; Temperature ; Measuring method ; Medium interface |
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Abstract |
The main source of bridge destruction is due to scour. The bridge scour is the result of erosive action of flowing water taking away ground materials from near the abutment or pier. Furthermore, the water level must be also monitored whiling flooding, because it dangers not only the stability of bridge itself, but the safety of bridge users. This study is intended to develop a new measuring system for bridge scour by overcoming the current limitation of scour measurement technique. This measuring system is confirmed its excellence and validity through this study. The newly developed measuring system finds the distance between the water surface and the ground surface by detecting temperature difference along the abutment vertically. The measuring mechanism for monitoring the bridge scour and water level is based on identifying the temperature difference among mediums, including air, water and ground. In order to validate the new measuring system, the lab experiments and the field tests are conducted and compared. It has been confirmed that this system can effectively measure the bridge scour and the water level by analyzing the temperature distribution between mediums and the temperature variation over time.
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