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... 66 Appendix A contains a blank copy of the synthesis survey that was sent to state departments of transportation in the United States. Detailed results of the survey can be found in Appendix C
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... 67 NCHRP SYNTHESIS TOPIC 36-02 PRACTICES FOR MONITORING SCOUR CRITICAL BRIDGES PURPOSE OF THIS SYNTHESIS: In the United States, there are 26,000 scour critical bridges, so me of which are m onitored by fixed instru me ntation. Following th e approxi ma tely 100 of these bridges have been instru me nted for scour m easure me nts.
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... 68 City State Country City State Zip Code Country Street Address Section 1 Respondent Information 1.1 Agency/Organization 1.2 Address 1.3 Contact Name 1.4 Department/Group 1.5 Job Title 1.6 Telephone 1.7 Fax 1.8 E-mail 1.9 Type of Agency/Organization Federal Agency County Agency State/Provincial Agency Municipal Agency Engineering/Design/Planning Firm Construction Company Monitoring System Vendor Professional/Trade Organization Other: Section 2 General 2.1 Does or has your agency/organization used instrumentation for scour monitoring? Yes No 2.2 If yes, what type(s)
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... 69 3.12 What types of fixed scour monitors were/are installed at the bridge? (Check all that apply and indicate the number for each type of monitor after the name.)
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... 70 Section 5 Design and Installation 5.1 Describe the location of the fixed monitors with reference to the bridge. (Check all that apply.)
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... 71 Section 6 Data Collection and Analysis 6.1 How often do the fixed monitors take readings? Every 30 min.
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... 72 6.18 Have analyses and/or tests been performed for this site? (Check all that apply.)
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... 73 8.3 Please comment on the reliability and longevity of the scour monitoring systems, including all components such as the power delivery (solar panels, wiring, batteries, chargers, etc.) , software, materials (steel, stainless steel, PVC, etc.)

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