Assessing the suitability of bridge-scour-monitoring devices

Paul J Vardanega; Gianna Gavriel; Maria Pregnolato

doi:10.1680/jfoen.20.00022

Assessing the suitability of bridge-scour-monitoring devices

Paul J Vardanega^*
, Gianna Gavriel
, Maria Pregnolato

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Bridge scour is a complex bridge management problem. It is also a difficult forensic engineering challenge as the greatest risk occurs during large flows and flood events, when visual inspection of the bridge piers is often not possible. This paper presents a review of scour prediction and modelling methods, whose results are used to determine the key parameters that scour monitoring systems need to capture. Then, a review of existing monitoring approaches and technologies for scour monitoring is presented. The paper concludes with the proposal of a novel rating system to evaluate different scour monitoring techniques. The new rating system is trialled ex-post for seven previously published bridge scour monitoring case studies to illustrate the use of the new methodology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-117
Number of pages	13
Journal	Proceedings of the ICE - Forensic Engineering
Volume	174
Issue number	4
Early online date	2 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/jfoen.20.00022
Publication status	Published - 16 Dec 2021

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Foundations
Floods & floodworks

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A study on empirical prediction and monitoring of bridge pier scour depth: implications for asset owners and operators
Gavriel, G., Yaqoobi, W., Pregnolato, M., Tryfonas, T. & Vardanega, P. J., 9 Dec 2025, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Evolving Cities (2025). Bahaj, A. S. (ed.). Southampton: Evolving Cities Publications, 8 p. 1151. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Evolving Cities).
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Comparison of ranking frameworks for specification of bridge scour monitoring systems using a case study database
Yaqoobi, W., Gavriel, G., Tryfonas, T., Vardanega, P. J. & Pregnolato, M., 12 Jul 2024, Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Digitalization and Sustainability: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, 24-28 June 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark. Jensen, J. S., Frangopol, D. M. & Schmidt, J. W. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon, Oxon: CRC Press/Balkema, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1108-1115 8 p.
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Recent progress developing a rating framework for evaluating SHM for bridge scour
Vardanega, P. J., Gavriel, G. & Pregnolato, M., 28 Jun 2023, Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems: Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2023), 2-6 July 2023, Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy. Biondini, F. & Frangopol, D. M. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: CRC Press/Balkema, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1705-1712 8 p.
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Resilience of National Transport Networks to Flood-induced Bridge Failures
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Assessing the suitability of bridge-scour-monitoring devices

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A study on empirical prediction and monitoring of bridge pier scour depth: implications for asset owners and operators

Comparison of ranking frameworks for specification of bridge scour monitoring systems using a case study database

Recent progress developing a rating framework for evaluating SHM for bridge scour

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Resilience of National Transport Networks to Flood-induced Bridge Failures

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