Natural discharge measures from bridges with piers

Measuring a river discharge from bridges with piers has been questioned. However, here, it is shown that now it is feasible to do it without losing accuracy using acoustic Doppler equipment. The objectives of this work were to analyze the possibility of measuring from bridges with piers with acousti...

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Autores: Priego-Hernández, Gastón, Vázquez-Vázquez, Leydi, Cabrera, Luis Antonio, Rivera-Trejo, Fabián
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO
Repositorio:Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:era.ujat.mx:article/3278
Acceso en línea:https://era.ujat.mx/index.php/rera/article/view/3278
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:flow field measurements
acoustic Doppler profiler
hydrodynamic fields
beam intensity
aforo de corrientes en campo
perfilador acústico Doppler
campos hidrodinámicos
intensidad de sedimentos
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Sumario:Measuring a river discharge from bridges with piers has been questioned. However, here, it is shown that now it is feasible to do it without losing accuracy using acoustic Doppler equipment. The objectives of this work were to analyze the possibility of measuring from bridges with piers with acoustic Doppler equipment and find if there is a difference between measuring upstream or downstream of the bridge. The discharge rate, the plain view, and cross-section hydrodynamics were evaluated and compared analytically and graphically in each section. Also, the intensity of the sus- pended sediments in each area was assessed. The results showed that the difference between measuring upstream or downstream of a bridge is less than 1.5%. Hydrodynamically, a difference in flow direction was obtained due to the curvature of the river and the bridge’s piers, but it does not affect the flow discharge measurement.