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Publication Number:  FHWA-HRT-16-045    Date:  October 2016
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-16-045
Date: October 2016

 

Updating HEC-18 Pier Scour Equations for Noncohesive Soils

 

References

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  2. Guo, J., Suaznabar, O., Shan, H., and Shen, J. (2012). Pier Scour in Clear-Water Conditions with Non-Uniform Bed Materials, Report No. FHWA-RD-12-022, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.

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