Pier Scour in Clear-Water Conditions With Non-Uniform Bed Materials

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This research was supported by the FHWA Hydraulics Research and Development Program with Contract No. DTFH61-11-D-00010 through Genex Systems to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Roger Kilgore provided technical editing services.

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