Experimental assessment and prediction of temporal scour depth around a spur dike

M Pandey, M Valyrakis, M Qi, A Sharma… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Spur dikes are river training structures that have been extensively used worldwide for
towards enhancing flood control and the stability of embankments and riverbanks. However …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal scour variations at permeable and angled spur dikes under steady and unsteady flows

R Farshad, SM Kashefipour, M Ghomeshi, G Oliveto - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spur dikes are river protection structures typically used for flow diversion from erodible
banks. However, scouring might be a severe problem that compromises their stability and …

[HTML][HTML] Rock and roll: Incipient aeolian entrainment of coarse particles

Z **ao-Hu, M Valyrakis, L Zhen Shan - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Aeolian transport of coarse grains is an important topic, finding applications in nature (for
infrastructure exposed to wind scour) as well as industry (eg, considering pneumatic …

The need for real time and robust sensing of infrastructure risk due to extreme hydrologic events

E Koursari, S Wallace, M Valyrakis… - 2019 UK/China …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Scour and other hydraulic processes can be responsible for compromising the stability of
linear assets and critical infrastructure (such as Highway Structures and in some cases the …

Floodopoly: enhancing the learning experience of students in water engineering courses

M Valyrakis, G Latessa, E Koursari, M Cheng - Fluids, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study focuses on the utilisation of lab-based activities to enhance the learning
experience of engineering students studying water engineering and geosciences courses …

Current practices and future directions of monitoring systems for the assessment of geomorphological conditions at bridge infrastructure

P Michalis, Y Xu, M Valyrakis - River Flow 2020, 2020 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Scour is a natural phenomenon that involves the interaction between hydraulic conditions
and mobile erodible bed materials causing a drastic reduction in the safe capacity and …

Molded meaning

S Houston, ME Matsumoto - Res: Anthropology and …, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
In aesthetic works, the distinction between the handmade and the mass-produced can
narrow to a sliver. There is often a dialectal process at play. In Europe, a unique drawing …

Smart bridge: Towards robust monitoring of environmental hazards

E Koursari, S Wallace, Y Xu, P Michalis… - River Flow, 2020 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Scour and other hydraulic processes can be responsible for compromising the stability of
built infrastructure such as highway structures or embankments supporting roads …

[PDF][PDF] BRIDGE SMS: Intelligent bridge maintenance and management system

D Bekic, I Kerin, P Michalis, E McKeogh… - Proc., Joint Cost …, 2017 - academia.edu
An intelligent system for bridge inspection and management requires a knowledge and
appreciation of structural engineering, geotechnics, hydraulics, hydrology, materials and …

[PDF][PDF] Physical modelling of flow and geomorphological conditions along an arched bridge with a scoured abutment

G Gilja, M Valyrakis, P Michalis, D Bekić… - 5th IAHR Europe …, 2018 - 161.53.22.65
This study presents results from turbulent flow measurements conducted in a laboratory
flume with a physical model of an arched bridge over a gravel bed stream. The aim of this …