Bridge scour protection appears to be increasingly needed to protect foundations from more extreme flooding events. However, the invert level at which the protection is installed can have a significant effect upon flow through bridges and associated flooding levels. Methods to assess this will be outlined along with a review of scour protection types, and arrangements which are effective and beneficial.
Bridge Scour Protection
- Author:
M. Hawkswood & M. King
- Conference:
ICSE Scour and Erosion Conference September 2016, Oxford