Developing a bridge scour warning system : technical summary.

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• Creators:
  Young, C. Bryan
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Kansas
• Corporate Contributors:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridges
  • Floods
  • Real time information
  • Scour
  • Structural health monitoring
  • Warning systems
• Publication/ Report Number:
  K-TRAN: KU-14-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Kansas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research
• Abstract:
  Flooding and scour can be major threats to the integrity of bridges. During flood events, ; scour at bridge piers and abutments can undermine the foundations of the bridge, causing ; significant damage or even total structure loss. Because scour occurs below the water ; level during a large flood event, it can be difficult to detect and may go unnoticed unless ; a targeted inspection is performed. ; The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is required by federal mandate to ; establish and maintain a bridge scour plan of action for all scour-critical bridges in ; the state. A plan of action can include the implementation of scour countermeasures to ; protect and stabilize a bridge and/or scour monitoring. Bridge scour monitoring presents ; multiple challenges for bridge owners, including state Departments of Transportation ; (DOTs).
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  C1978
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31225/dot_31225_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 212.70 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:41de51df5812580fd8f59f704d04b604b673e7ebd2e03f8126a003ad508bfe91