NCHRP IDEA 162 Project

Case Studies of Bridge Failure due to Scour
and Prevention of Future Failures

FAQ

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​​scAUR™ Inventor Recognized by Who's Who

Pier

Why scAUR™ is the Most Economical Option

For Abutment Scour

Conceptual scAUR patented product with streamlned shape (actual shape not shown) which prevents flow conditions that produce local scour for all given upstream flows at any depth; leading edge ramp submerged under river bed.

​Quick Summary of scAUR™ and How it Works

Low-Cost Scour-Preventing Fairings for Bridges

For Pier Scour

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scAUR™ Products

Product Installation

Designing Scour-Resistant Bridge Structures for Extreme Events

This patented scAUR™ with vorGAUR™ products were proven in National Cooperative Highway Research Program - IDEA (NCHRP-IDEA) Project 162 full-scale tests.

​​No other scour countermeasure works as well as scAUR™​​

Why pay more for less scour protection? 

Use scAUR™ products instead !

Watch the video below that was prepared for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS)​​

​​The Permanent Scour Prevention and Solution Against Bridge Hydraulic Scour

ATTENTION BRIDGE
​OWNERS

Full-Scale Pier

Modular interlocking stainless steel sections for quick installation on existing bridges and durable steel forms for concrete on new bridges.

New Omi-directional 
​Scour-Resistant Design for Bridge and Pier Circular Monopiles  (WITH AUDIO)

The purposes of this site are to introduce you to scAUR™ products that provide permanent prevention of bridge scour that causes catastrophic bridge washouts and loss of life.

Permanent Solution for Foundation Rock Scour

Group of piles