The bridge pier and river embankment protection

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Protect the river embankment Flow vortexes are also generated when the flood touched the wall of river bank. Once, if the sediment released, it can not recovered. Thus scoured would be happened at the foundation of the embankment. The bottom of the foundation would become empty and finally the structure would be collapsed. The drawing shows the devices set up in the concave bank of the river. The energy would be reduced and the sediment would be deposited. It would protect the river embankment. The drawing shows the design of the device.

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