Development of a Framework for Cost–Benefit Analysis of I-Head and T-Head Groynes Based on Scour and Turbulent Flow Characteristics

Manish Mall (), Priyanka, K. S. Hari Prasad and C. S. P. Ojha
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Manish Mall: Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 247667, India
Priyanka: Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 247667, India
K. S. Hari Prasad: Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 247667, India
C. S. P. Ojha: Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 247667, India

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-24

Abstract: River bank protection is a vital component of sustainable development. This study investigates and compares the scour and flow features around two different types of groynes, an unsubmerged I-head groyne (IHG) and T-head groyne (THG), to provide insights into their performance and efficiency in river reaches. Experiments were conducted to examine the scouring pattern, mean and turbulent flow characteristics including 3D mean flow velocity distribution, Reynolds stresses, turbulent kinetic energy, and bed shear stress near the bed region around the groynes under similar flow conditions. The results indicated that THG had a maximum equilibrium scour depth over three-fold greater than IHG. For both the IHG and THG cases, it was observed that there is a direct correlation between the location of maximum negative vertical velocity and its magnitude to the region of maximum local scour and its depth. All the stresses of high magnitude are found along the propagation of the detached shear layer profile, which turns back sharply downstream towards the bank containing the IHG while remaining mostly away from the bank in the case of THG. The effective bank protection length was estimated to be two-fold the groyne length in the case of IHG and three-fold the groyne transverse length in the case of THG. Cost–benefit analysis of the two groyne types shows IHG as the more cost-efficient groyne with respect to bank protection lengths. This study provides valuable insights for developing design methodologies aimed at promoting the wider utilization of different head-shape groynes in river reaches and aids in selecting appropriate groyne head configurations that align with specific field requirements.

Keywords: T-head groyne; equilibrium scour; turbulence; Reynolds stresses; turbulent kinetic energy; bed shear stress; cost–benefit analyses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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