ERIES – SCOUR & SHAKE

The ERIES_SCOUR&SHAKE project (Structural Performance monitoring and evaluation of scoured bridges under dynamic actions) aims to investigate the performance of scoured bridges under dynamic excitations. Dynamic tests will be carried out on a scaled bridge model in the healthy (pre-scour) state and in several scoured configurations, and after repair with inexpensive remedial measures. The experimental model will be entirely built at the laboratories of the University of Bristol (United Kingdom) where it will be tested. The investigation of vibration-based approaches for scour detection, constitute one of the main original aspects of the project. Industrial partners are involved in the project and will offer in-kind contributions in terms of sensing devices and support in the detailed design of the model.