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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scouting for evidence of erosion, the primary danger facing California’s highway bridges, is a life’s work for Kevin Flora. On a recent weekday morning, the state Department of Transportation engineer ...

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 ...

The city of Corpus Christi is implementing a scour protection project that the City Council approved at a February meeting to armor the bridges and approaches of the Whitecap and Gypsy bridges on ...

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 ...

The hundreds of bridges on the Central Coast carry tends of thousands of cars every day. From busy highways to small country roads, and a growing number of those bridges are ailing. Analysis of the ...

A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after a cargo ship crashed into the span early Tuesday morning. It's not clear how many vehicles or people were on the bridge at the time. At least ...

The collapse of the 140-year-old Garmouth Viaduct has been attributed to scour following an initial inspection by Moray Council engineers.