Vulnerability of bridges to scour: insights from an international expert elicitation workshop
Scour (localised erosion) during flood events is one of the most significant threats to bridges over rivers and estuaries, and has been the cause of numerous bridge failures, with damaging consequences. Mitigation of the risk of bridges being damaged by scour is therefore important to many infra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-08-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/17/1393/2017/nhess-17-1393-2017.pdf |