This paper reviews the application of active thermometry techniques for bridge and pipeline
scour monitoring, and explores the potential for passive thermometry through outdoor bucket …

Scour, or the erosion of bed material is a major cause of bridge failure across the world.
Monitoring scour levels at bridge foundations reduces the risk of failure through timely …

In this study, algorithms are theoretically proposed to determine the locations of multiple
smart rocks that are used to predict the topography in the vicinity of a bridge pier or …

Scour, or the erosion of soil and sediments near bridge piers and abutments, accounts for
the majority of overwater bridge failures. This study focuses on evaluating the use of a driven …

In this study, two types of smart rock were proposed to monitor bridge scour effect, including
a direction-unknown (DU) smart rock and a direction-known (DK) smart rock. The DU smart …

As extreme events increase in frequency, flow-disrupting large-scale structures become ever
more susceptible to collapse due to local scour effects. The objective of this study was to …

In this study, a smart rock, which is a magnet embedded in a concrete ball and whose
direction is always pointing downwards, is proposed to monitor bridge scour depth. Based …

Scour monitoring is crucial for providing early warning of bridge safety and extending the
knowledge of scour process. Traditional methods that rely on underwater instruments …

The risk of bridge scour, or the erosion of bed material around bridge foundations due to
flowing water is exacerbated by climatic effects such as flooding and hurricanes. The …

This study aims to validate a piezoelectric driven-rod scour monitoring system that can
sense changes in scour depth along the entire rod at its instrumented location. The …