REVIEW PAPER ON DESIGN OF RCC BRIDGE AGAINST FLASH FLO

Priyansha Gupta, Chandra Pal Gautam

Authors

Priyansha Gupta, Chandra Pal Gautam

Keywords:

Flash floods, Peak discharge, Substructure, Scour, Scour protection measure

Abstract

Flash floods originate from innumerable rivers of large and small size which are subjected to floods mainly during the monsoon season. Flash floods have peak discharge more than 50,000 m³/s. The country experiences devastating floods at least once a year, causing loss of life and property. Throughout their lifespan, bridges are subjected to heavy floods as they are built across rivers; when discharge from rivers reaches a maximum, it results in scouring around the bridge substructure, leading to settlement of the bridge. In this paper, a review is carried out on various works which include the study of bridges subjected to scouring, modifying the substructure of bridges to withstand flash floods, studying flow patterns during floods, and scour protection provided to piers in order to reduce scouring. The substructure is the most important component forming the structure of a bridge; where it is subjected to lateral loads, there is a need to investigate suitable pier shapes for reducing scour. Various studies have been conducted to evaluate the flood resistance capacity of bridges, major causes of bridge failure after flooding, and the efficiency of scour protection measures.

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