Design of Riprap Stone Around Bridge Piers Using Empirical and Neural Network Method

• Published in: Civil engineering infrastructures journal Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 175 - 188
• Main Authors: Mojtaba Karimaee Tabarestani, Amir Reza Zarrati
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Tehran Press 01.06.2015
• Subjects: artificial neural network method; local scour; rectangular and circular bridge pier; riprap design; riprap stone stability; shear failure

An attempt was made to develop a method for sizing stable riprap around bridge piers based on a huge amount of experimental data, which is available in the literature. All available experimental data for circular as well as round-nose-and-tail rectangular piers were collected. The data for rectangul...