The impact of bridge pier on ice jam evolution – an experimental study

Wang, Jun; Hua, Jian; Sui, Jueyi; Wu, Peng; Liu, Tao; Chen, Pangpang

doi:10.1515/johh-2016-0014

Abstract

The ice jam in a river can significantly change the flow field in winter and early spring. The presence of bridge piers further complicates the hydraulic process by interacting between the ice jam and bridge piers. Using the data collected from experiments in a laboratory flume, the evolution of an ice jam around bridge piers having three different diameters has been investigated in this study. Compared to results without-pier, it was found that the formation of an ice jam in the downstream of bridge pier is faster than that in the upstream. The thickness distribution of the ice jam shows clearly different characteristics in front and behind of bridge piers at different stages of the ice jam.

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