5554 River Stability and Scour (3)
With over 500,000 bridge over water, a significant number are damaged or
destroyed by floods annually. This is a study of the theory of and fundamentals
methods and procedures recommended to evaluate and analyze stream stability and
scour at bridges. Specific topics include Bridge hydraulics;stream stability
bridge piers and abutments;hydraulic modeling of floods;and,countermeasures for
protection of bridge infrastructure.Prerequisite:CE355 or instructor approval.