摘要: |
Ground-penetrating radar was used to
measure the depth and extent of existing and
infilled scour holes and previous scour surfaces at
seven bridges in New Hampshire from April 1996
to November 1998. Ground-penetrating-radar
survey techniques initially were used by the
U.S. Geological Survey to study streambed scour
at 30 bridges. Sixteen of the 30 bridges were re
surveyed where floods exceeded a 2-year
recurrence interval. A 300-megahertz signal was
used in the ground-penetrating radar system that
penetrated through depths as great as 20 feet of
water and as great as 32 feet of streambed
materials.
Existing scour-hole dimensions, infilled
thickness, previous scour surfaces, and streambed
materials were detected using ground-penetrating
radar. Depths to riprap materials and pier footings
were identified and verified with bridge plans.
Post data-collection-processing techniques were
applied to assist in the interpretation of the data,
and the processed data were displayed and printed
as line plots. Processing included distance
normalization, migration, and filtering but
processing was kept to a minimum and some
interference from multiple reflections was left in
the record.
Of the 16 post-flood bridges, 22 ground-
penetrating-radar cross sections at 7 bridges were
compared and presented in this report. Existing
scour holes were detected during 1996 (pre-flood)
data collection in nine cross sections where scour
depths ranged from 1 to 3 feet. New scour holes
were detected during 1998 (post-flood) data
collection in four cross sections where scour
depths were as great as 4 feet deep. Infilled scour
holes were detected in seven cross sections, where
depths of infliling ranged from less than 1 to
4 feet. Depth of infliling by means of steel rod
and hammer was difficult to verify in the field
because of cobble and boulder streambeds or deep
water.
Previous scour surfaces in streambed
materials were identified in 15 cross sections and
the depths to these surfaces ranged from 1 to
10 feet below the streambed. Riprap materials or
pier footings were identified in all cross sections.
Calculated record depths generally agree with
bridge plans. Pier footings were exposed at two
bridges and steel pile was exposed at one bridge.
Exposures were verified by field observations.
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