In simple terms bridge scour and the undermining of foundations is caused by excessive flood flows producing higher velocities that exceed the threshold level velocity for the bed material.
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Fast-flowing floodwater scours away the riverbed downstream of the bridge piers, eventually destabilising the bridge foundation.
The examples shown below are when storm events produce large volumes of flood water that then have to pass through a restriction such as a road or rail bridge.
