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.

The city's bridge consultants are analyzing the erosion, called scouring, and will make recommendations sometime next week, said Clearwater Public Works Director William Baker. "The bridge is not ...

This erosion causes a number of problems. When heavy rains scour charred hillsides, debris flows can choke rivers and streams, depriving fish of oxygen. Sediment runoff can also fill reservoirs ...

Scour is a specific form of erosion seen in riverbeds and banks, caused by the removal of material by the flow of water - and is capable of causing major bridge structural failure problems. QUB ...

so you get scouring of the lake bottom, and that can damage the habitat for fish and wildlife.” That erosion issue is the reason EGLE requires stone be placed in front of vertical seawalls. “ ...