简介:Thispaperpresentsalaboratorystudyonbridgepierprotectionwithsurfaceguidepanels(SGP)inclear-waterexperiments.TheSGPisinstalledbypiercingasetoftwoverticalpanelspartiallyintothewater,withsomeinteriorangleandleadingopening,settingatadistanceaheadoftheprotectedpier.ThesuitableinstallationoftheSGPcaneffectivelyadjusttheflowpatterntoreducethedownflowmotionandthehorseshoevortexaheadofthepier.WeconsidersomedominantfactorstosetupSGPforpierprotection,includingtheinteriorangleθ,leadingopeningOw,distancebetweenpanelandpierL,submergeddepthofpanelPd,pierdiameterDandwaterdepthH.Afterevaluationoftheseparametersthroughlaboratorytests,theoptimalsetupconditionsofθ=60o,Ow/D=0.1~0.2,L/D=2~2.5andPd/H=0.7aredetermined.Undertheseconditions,theusageofSGPleadstoabestperformanceondecrementofthemaximumscourdepthatpierupto90%withignorablesideeffectsontheSGPscour.