Scour Around Vertical Pile in Waves
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 118, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on scour around piles exposed to waves. In addition to the actual scour tests, bed shear‐stress measurements and a flow visualization study are carried out. The effects of lee wake and horseshoe vortex are demonstrated to be the two key elements in the scour process. The development of these flow structures mainly depends on the Keulegan‐Carpenter (KC) number that hereby becomes the main parameter that governs the equilibrium scour depth on a live bed. Based on the present data, a design equation is established, relating the scour depth to the Keulegan‐Carpenter number. For the values of the Keulegan‐Carpenter number below six, the scour around the pile practically ceases to exist. The scour depth normalized by the pile diameter is found to increase with increasing Keulegan‐Carpenter number and approaches its steady‐current value for Keulegan‐Carpenter numbers above approximately 100.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 118 • Issue 1 • January 1992
Pages: 15 - 31
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