a new approach for monitoring. A case in northern Italy Cigada, A. Primary Author mixed material bibliography Taylor & Francis 2012 en English

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Scour around bridge piers is one of the main causes for bridge failure. Unfortunately, models for accurate and robust predictions of scour levels are presently not available. In such conditions, real time monitoring of scour depths appears as the only possibility to reduce uncertainties in risk evaluations during flood events. A monitoring system for a river bridge has been recently developed and installed on a critical bridge in Italy, thanks to collaboration between Politecnico di Milano and Provincia di Mantova. The system is located on a bridge at river Po, with the aim of measuring the real-time scour depth close to the bridge piers. A variety of significant parameters has been recorded, taking care of their quality assessment: scour depths, accumulation of debris upstream of the pier, wind intensity and water level. In the paper the monitoring system is described and first results are discussed. BRIDGES 624.21(063) Perpustakaan Direktorat Bina Teknik Jalan dan Jembatan Direktorat Jenderal Bina Marga - Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum (NPP: 3273244A00000001) 0000020774 My Library 20051 machine generated