COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A bridge closure on South Academy Boulevard is causing detours and delays for travelers in the southern portion of Colorado Springs. Civil engineers with El Paso County ...

Bridge scour, the erosional removal of soil around bridge foundations by flowing water, poses a critical threat to infrastructure safety worldwide. Monitoring and assessment methods have evolved to ...

The Clearfield County Commissioners approved a bridge maintenance project and approved the “encumbrance” of funds for another at its meeting Tuesday.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) hosted a Bridge Scour Technology Transfer Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 5, 2017. The ...

Erosion through water flow (called scour) causes the majority of bridge collapses in the U.S and was responsible for the levee failures in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It has been difficult to ...

A prototype optical sensor thought to be capable of providing an early warning if a bridge is at risk of scour - the number one cause of bridge collapse globally - has been developed by a Queen’s ...

A centrifuge test programme at Cambridge University has revealed how sensitive bridges are to scour, which is the most common cause of bridge failure worldwide. The tests found that bridges with deep ...

Climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of natural hazards like flooding. In turn, floodwaters erode a bridge's foundation, creating scour holes that compromise the integrity of the ...

The Commodore Hull Bridge, which carries Route 8 over the Housatonic River between Shelton and Derby, will now have a posted load restriction of a 32 tons load for all vehicles using the span, ...

MIAMI — Homicide detectives and the FBI were working Friday morning alongside engineers at the scene of the Miami bridge collapse seeking clues about what went wrong, while beginning the grueling task ...