Countermeasures to Protect Bridge Piers from Scour

Countermeasures to Protect Bridge Piers from Scour
Author: Peter Frederick Lagasse
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2007
Genre: Scour at bridges
ISBN: 0309099099

Explores practical selection criteria for bridge-pier scour countermeasures; guidelines and specifications for the design and construction of those countermeasures; and guidelines for their inspection, maintenance, and performance evaluation. Produced along with the report is an interactive version of the countermeasure selection methodology, which defines the proper conditions for the use of each specific countermeasure, and a reference document that contains detailed laboratory testing results and translations of three German "Code of Practice" documents.

Riprap Design Criteria, Recommended Specifications, and Quality Control

Riprap Design Criteria, Recommended Specifications, and Quality Control
Author: Peter Frederick Lagasse
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2006
Genre: Riprap
ISBN: 0309098661

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 568: Riprap Design Criteria, Recommended Specifications, and Quality Control examines design guidelines; recommended material specifications and test methods; recommended construction specifications; and construction, inspection, and quality control guidelines for riprap for a range of applications, including revetment on streams and riverbanks, bridge piers and abutments, and bridge scour countermeasures such as guide banks and spurs.