Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsBoundary Shear Stress around Bridge PiersMirali MohammadiThis research presents the measurement of boundary shear stress around the base of some elliptical shaped bridge piers using Preston tube technique. The uniform flow was established and a series of measurements having different discharges and channel bed slopes were undertaken. General results are established and then the effects of flow separation on the hydraulic theory are assessed. The Analysis … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 11 · 30 Nov 2008 · 6,707 accessesView PDFCite