@misc{10481/76879,
year = {2022},
month = {8},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/76879},
abstract = {Designing correct engineering infrastructures to reduce land degradation processes and
considering natural elements to achieve this goal are key to correctly managing potential natural
hazards affecting human activities and natural ecosystems. This research investigated the scour
depth and velocity vectors around bridge piles with and without upstream vegetation protection. A
Doppler velocity meter was used to measure velocity components in a channel 90 cm wide, 16 m long,
and 60 cm high. Variable parameters were the number of bridge piles, the height, density, and width
of vegetation upstream, as well as the distance between bridge piles. Using a triple pile group with
a distance between piles of 10 cm and overall vegetation across the channel, the depth of the scour
hole upstream of the first pile decreased by 40% compared to the single pile with no vegetation. This
result shows the significant impact of using vegetation and pile groups to reduce scour around piles.
Lower vertical velocity gradients, more consistent velocity vectors, reducing the downstream flow
range, and restraining horseshoe vortexes and wake vortices were observed in utilizing vegetation.
We confirmed that vegetation is an essential factor in changing the flow, transportation of sediment,
and conserving ecological services in rivers.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {River ecosystems},
keywords = {Scouring},
keywords = {Sedimentation},
keywords = {Nature-based solutions},
keywords = {Shear stress},
keywords = {Hydraulic structure},
title = {Experimental Design of Nature-Based-Solution Considering the Interactions between Submerged Vegetation and Pile Group on the Structure of the River Flow on Sand Beds},
doi = {10.3390/w14152382},
author = {Mohammadzade Miyab, Nazanin and Rodrigo Comino, Jesús},
}