Scour Monitoring of Indiana Streams [Technical Summary]

Lyn, Dennis A.

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Scour Monitoring of Indiana Streams [Technical Summary]

2002-07-01
By Lyn, Dennis A.

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Creators:

Lyn, Dennis A.
Corporate Creators:

Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
Corporate Contributors:

Indiana Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Bridge Piers Monitoring Recommendations Scour Serviceability Sonar Streams
Resource Type:

Brief
Right Statement:

SPR-2488
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; Indiana
Edition:

Technical Summary
Corporate Publisher:

Indiana Department of Transportation
Abstract:

INDOT is considering the deployment of fixed scour-monitoring instrumentation in the field as part of a systematic response to the problem of scour around bridge piers and the associated FHWA mandates. A previous study had undertaken to investigate two types of scour monitors, one based on a sliding magnetic collar, the other based on a sonar. During two flow events however, the monitors suffered significant damage. This led to a re-design and modifications of how the sonar-based device was mounted to the pier. The latest configuration of the sonar mounting had been tested in the field for only a year before the end of the previous project, and this was insufficient to yield any definitive recommendations regarding its wider deployment. Similarly, a re-design of the means by which cables from the sliding magnetic collar were routed to the bridge-deck instrumentation box had been suggested but not investigated in depth. The present project therefore aimed at a more extensive testing of the sonar monitor, and an examination of the feasibility of a more robust cable routing for the sliding-collar monitor.
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PDF
Funding:

FHWA/IN/JTRP-2002/8
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
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