上游河床地形对桥墩局部冲刷的影响

The influence of upstream riverbed topography on local scouring around bridge piers

  • 摘要: 河道内采砂、疏浚、筑坝等人类活动所形成高低起伏的河床地形改变了河道水流流态、威胁下游桥梁基础安全,河床地形对桥梁基础局部冲刷影响的研究甚少。采用概化平床、凹床和凸床等3种墩前河床地形,考虑凹、凸河床地形尺寸、与桥墩间距离、来水流速等因素,进行室内水槽试验,就河床地形对下游桥墩墩周局部冲刷的影响进行研究。结果表明:与平床相比,凹床使得墩前水平流速梯度减小、凸床则增大;凹、凸床地形均导致墩周局部冲刷进程加快、冲刷程度加剧;凹、凸床地形对墩前流速分布和墩周冲刷坑形态的影响程度与地形相对高度呈正相关、与地形变化点和桥墩距离呈负相关。基于试验数据,得到考虑地形因素的桥墩局部冲刷深度计算公式,提出了上游河床地形影响桥墩局部冲刷界限距离的概念及预测方法,可为实际工程管理提供参考。

     

    Abstract: Human activities such as sand mining, dredging, and dam construction have altered the topography of riverbeds, creating irregular undulations that change the flow patterns in rivers and pose risks to the safety of downstream bridge foundations. Research on the impact of riverbed topography on local scouring around bridge foundations remains limited. This study investigates the effects of three types of riverbed topography—flat, concave, and convex—on local scouring around downstream bridge piers through laboratory flume experiments. Factors considered include the size of the concave and convex topographies, the distance from the bridge pier, and the flow velocity. Results show that, compared to flat riverbeds, concave topographies reduce horizontal velocity gradients in front of piers, while convex topographies increase them. Both concave and convex topographies accelerate the scouring process and increase scouring intensity around the piers. The influence of riverbed topography on velocity distribution upstream of the piers and the morphology of scour pits is positively correlated with the relative height of the topography and negatively correlated with the distance between the topography transition point and the pier. Based on experimental data, a formula for calculating local scour depth considering topographical factors is proposed. The concept and prediction method for the boundary distance of topographical influence on local scour are also introduced, providing a reference for practical engineering management.

     

/

返回文章
返回