Mohd Yusof, S. N. H. and Md Kassim, Tahara Ramadzan and Nik Azizan, N. Z. and Md Husain, Nadiah (2025) Investigation of water flow behaviour around circular bridge pier using computational fluid dynamics. CONSTRUCTION, 5 (2). pp. 247-254. E-ISSN 2785-8731
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Abstract
Structure resistance such as bridge pier to flooding is a critical parameter that should be taken into consideration in analysis and design to prevent any structure failures mainly under natural disasters. Moreover, flood phenomenon has the ability to cause a turbulence flow that leads to increments of water velocity that may impact the bridge piers. Thus, the main objective is to investigate and compare the water flow behaviour around a circular bridge pier with and without fender installations, using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). In order to study performance of circular pier under the influence of water flow, single phase Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS), Finite Volume Method (FVM), k – epsilon and k – Omega turbulence models have been adopted in the simulation to reflect the boundary turbulence conditions. The outcome of the study indicates that installation of barriers managed to reduce adverse pressure gradient formation, leading to lesser strength of horseshoe vortex of the water flow behaviour surrounding the circular pier. In conclusion, CFD simulation tool offers effectively analyses and understands water flow behaviour around circular bridge piers, both with and without barriers installed in current study
| Item Type: | Article (Journal) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Circular bridge pier, CFD, Water flow behaviour, Barrier |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TG Bridge engineering |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Civil Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Tahara Ramadzan Md Kassim |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2026 16:10 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Mar 2026 16:10 |
| Queue Number: | 2026-03-Q2513 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/127860 |
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