Originally published at: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/an-aiot-solution-for-visual-blockage-detection-at-culverts/
One of the key contributors in originating flash floods is the blockage of cross-drainage hydraulic structures, such as culverts, by unwanted, flood-borne debris being transported. The accumulation and interaction of debris with culverts often result in reduced hydraulic capacity, diversion of upstream flows, and structural failure. For example, the Newcastle, Australia floods in 2007, Wollongong,…