What happens when fast-moving water meets concrete and soil?It’s not just “erosion.”Karoline Qasem, PhD, PE, PMP, CFMKaroline Qasem, PhD, ...
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Itโs not just โerosion.โ
Karoline Qasem, PhD, PE, PMP, CFMKaroline Qasem, PhD, PE, PMP, CFM
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Itโs scour... and it can quietly undermine bridges, roads, and levees from below.
Scour is the localized removal of sediment caused by swift water currents around structures.
Youโll see it as deepening channels, undercut riverbanks, and exposed foundations.
Erosion, on the other hand, is broader. Itโs the slow, natural wearing away of surfaces by water, wind, gravity, or ice.
One happens fast and locally. The other happens everywhere, all the time.
The line between them matters.
Because when we misjudge it, infrastructure fails.
Thatโs why we use techniques like:
Riprap to shield riverbanks
Vegetation to stabilize soil
Gabions and revetments to absorb energy and trap sediment
Every project teaches us the same lesson... water always wins unless we plan for it.
How do you address scour or erosion in your work?
Iโd love to hear the creative fixes or lessons learned from the field.
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