<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

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

School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Hefei, Anhui, China.

Environmental Engineering, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC, Canada.

Environmental Systems Engineering, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Pkwy, Regina, SK, Canada.

China Water Northeastern Investigation, Design and Research Ltd., Changchun, China.

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

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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...

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

Published Online: Jan 26, 2016

Page range: 75 - 82

Received: Oct 14, 2015

Accepted: Dec 11, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2016-0014

Keywords
Boundary condition, Bridge pier, Ice jam, Ice accumulation

© 2016 Jun Wang et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Published Online: Jan 26, 2016

Page range: 75 - 82

Received: Oct 14, 2015

Accepted: Dec 11, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2016-0014

KeywordsBoundary condition, Bridge pier, Ice jam, Ice accumulation

© 2016 Jun Wang et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Boundary condition, Bridge pier, Ice jam, Ice accumulation