Instrumentation for Measuring Scour at Bridge Piers and Abutments
Instrumentation for Measuring Scour at Bridge Piers and Abutments

Author: Peter Frederick Lagasse

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780309060691

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"This report contains the findings of a study undertaken to develop, test, and evaluate fixed devices for measuring maximum scour depth. Companion manuals provide specific fabrication, installation, and operation guidance for two such devices. This report and the companion manuals will be of immediate interest to hydraulics engineers, bridge management engineers, and bridge maintenance engineers"--Foreward.

Portable Scour Monitoring Equipment
Portable Scour Monitoring Equipment

Author: James Douglas Schall

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 0309087848

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Introduction and research approach -- Findings -- Interpretation, appraisal, and applications -- Conclusions and suggested research -- References -- Appendixes.

Stream Stability and Scour at Highway Bridges
Stream Stability and Scour at Highway Bridges

Author: Everett V. Richardson

Publisher: ASCE Publications

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 1076

ISBN-13: 9780784474655

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Sponsored by the Water Resources Engineering (Hydraulics) Divsion of ASCE. This collection contains 75 papers and 321 abstracts presented at conferences sponsored by the Water Resources Engineering (Hydraulics) Division of ASCE from 1991 through 1998. The collection contains many new and expanded versions of the original papers and is designed to assist the practitioner with the concepts in evaluating stream instability and scour at bridges. Topics include: history of bridge scour research; bridge scour determination; stream stability and geomorphology; construction scour; instrumentation for measuring and monitoring; field measurement; computer and physical modeling of bridge scour; scour at culverts; and economic and risk analysis. One important paper contains 384 field measurements of local scour at piers made by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering
Infrastructure Health in Civil Engineering

Author: Mohammed M. Ettouney

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2011-09-27

Total Pages: 684

ISBN-13: 1439866546

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Continually increasing demands on infrastructures mean that maintenance and renewal require timely, appropriate action that maximizes benefits while minimizing cost. To be as well informed as possible, decision-makers must have an optimal understanding of an infrastructure's condition-what it is now, and what it is expected to be in the future. Wri

Structural Health Monitoring of Long-Span Suspension Bridges
Structural Health Monitoring of Long-Span Suspension Bridges

Author: You Lin Xu

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2011-08-31

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0203839668

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Long span suspension bridges cost billions. In recent decades, structural health monitoring systems have been developed to measure the loading environment and responses of these bridges in order to assess serviceability and safety while tracking the symptoms of operational incidents and potential damage. This helps ensure the bridge functions prope