Monitoring Scour Critical Bridges

Scour is the primary cause of bridge failure in the United States. There are more than 20,000 highway bridges that are rated "scour critical." Selected bridges have been monitored for more than ten years and valuable field data have been obtained from these bridges. This report presents the current state of practice for fixed scour bridge monitoring. It will be useful for bridge owners, in particular those responsible for bridge maintenance and safety. Information for this report was obtained through literature review, survey of the state transportation agencies, and selected interviews.

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• Authors:
  • Hunt, Beatrice E
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Bibliography; Figures; Glossary; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 166p
• Serial:
  • NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice
  • Issue Number: 396
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0547-5570

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Field studies; Highway bridges; Interviewing; Literature reviews; Monitoring; Scour; State departments of transportation; State of the practice; Surveys
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01147861
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309098342
• Report/Paper Numbers: Project 20-5 (Topic 36-02)
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 14 2010 11:25AM