Bridge Scour Resources

All training and professional development resources previously at surfacewater.biz have been moved to our dedicated training website hydroschool.org.

Updated bridge scour resources and links to free scour-related webinars are available at hydroschool.org/scour/.

Below are previous supplemental materials related to bridge scour as presented in the Australian Water School’s June 2021 webinar:


Austroads Guide to Bridge Technology Part 8: Hydraulic Design of Waterway Structures


Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads: Supplement to Austroads Guide to Bridge Technology Part 8


HEC Manuals (US Federal Highways Hydraulic Engineering Circulars)


Previous AWS webinar covering rip rap sizing:


Upcoming webinar covering structural losses


AWS mobile boundary sediment transport modelling webinar:

Australian Water School sediment transport course


Please submit suggestions for additional resources