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Hydrodynamic scour, a Common card
Hydrodynamic scour is the removal of substrate from around the base of obstructions to the flow in the sea, rivers, and canals.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 40
- DEF
- 17
- Power
- 57
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,000
Power 57 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
Hydrodynamic scour quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hydrodynamic scour card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is an interaction between the ______ and the geotechnical properties of the substrate.
Answer
hydrodynamics. It is an interaction between the hydrodynamics and the geotechnical properties of the substrate. From the Hydrodynamic scour article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Hydrodynamic scour. Hydrodynamic scour 4,000 · Aladagh Mountains 3,200 · Neoserica abnormis 82 · Pollia subrubiginosa 28 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Scour, caused by fast-flowing water, can carve out scour holes, compromising the integrity of a structure.
- It is an interaction between the hydrodynamics and the geotechnical properties of the substrate.
- Bridge scour is a notable cause of bridge failure and a problem with most marine structures supported by the seabed in areas of significant tidal and ocean current.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hydrodynamic scour article was read about 4,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 40 and blocks with 17: each hit it takes is cut by 7 %.
How to get Hydrodynamic scour
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hydrodynamic scour (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Masterslime , Envin.Yatar , Cepheiden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
