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7 mm and to eliminate the effect of sediment size on scouring depth, the standard deviation of particles must be less than 1.
The effect of slot on scouring around spur dike at 180 degree bend
Scouring around bridge piers is the important safety issue of bridge management since it often leads to bridge slanting and collapsing.
Web-based real time bridge scour monitoring system for disaster management/Internetines prieigos tilto isplovimo stebejimo realiuoju laiku sistema stichinems nelaimemes valdyti/Tiltu upes gultnes izraisitu katastrofu parvaldibas monitoringa sistema reala laika interneta/Silla uhtumise internetipohine reaalajas jargimise susteem katastroofide ennetamiseks
It can take from 10 to 30 years for a shallow ecosystem to recover from a scouring event; deepwater episodes where communities of deepwater sponges and soft corals are damaged may take hundreds of years to recover,' he says, likening the effects to a bushfire.
Iceberg threat to Antarctic ecosystems
In addition, the pressurized accelerated flow can create severe potential for scour because scouring the channel bed is one of the only ways for a river to dissipate energy and reach equilibrium when it is carrying a given discharge under pressurized flow.
Scour, flooding, and inundation: the FHWA hydraulics R&D program conducts advanced and applied research to mitigate disaster risks by addressing three of the main hazards
Standard procedures of scouring cotton materials involve alkali treatment, usually with NaOH.
Interface phenomena of ecologically scoured cotton material
Once they reach their destination, the team spends three to five days scouring the area's soil, trees, plants, and rotten logs for ants.
Adventures of the ant man: a biologist risks life and limb searching for ants
As wave heights increased single storey structures were significantly damaged where even higher energy waves were accompanied by significant scouring, two or more storey structures failed though the undermining of foundation.
Failure investigation of tsunami damaged structures in Sri Lanka
MAPA SPONTEX IS INTRODUCING SCOURMAX, A FLOCK SCOURING SURFACE PRODUCT WITH VERTICALLY ORIENTED FIBERS RATHER THAN THE TRADITIONAL HORIZONTAL PADDING.
Scouring in a new direction
The family and friends of Lee Wood, the 17-year-old who is missing presumed drowned following a speedboat accident off Gower last weekend, spent the bank holiday weekend scouring beaches for signs of him.
Family walk beaches in search for Lee
Imagine a news agency scouring thousands of videocassettes to locate a presidential speech from 1965.
SAIT cartridge first to break 1TB barrier
Because the Internet can be potentially damaging, most companies have someone or some company scouring the Web sites, because it's important to distinguish between rumors and allegations," Sells said.
Power of the People
Chernoff & Wolowitz are currently scouring the Manhattan market for deals, willing to pay top dollar and close quickly.
Edward R. Chernoff

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