| Graeme Byer
Go With The Flow
| Division: | Health Sciences | | Category: | Junior | | Region: | Edmonton | | City: | Edmonton, AB | | School: | | | Abstract: | This project studied the question, “Which shape of bridge pier is the most hydrodynamically efficient?” Nine casted piers were set in a sluice, and the water’s action around each pier recorded. Results depended on slope of sluice and introduction of a water break. Ideal piers were elliptical (low slope) and squared trapezoid (high slope). Findings have implications for new bridge designs and old bridge rehabilitation. |
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