Print Email Facebook Twitter Experimental study on wave-induced scour in front of sloping coastal structures and the influence of bed protection Title Experimental study on wave-induced scour in front of sloping coastal structures and the influence of bed protection Author Goedhart, Wisse (TU Delft Civil Engineering and Geosciences) Contributor Hofland, B. (mentor) Kuiper, C. (mentor) de Schipper, M.A. (graduation committee) Ockeloen, W.J. (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Civil Engineering | Hydraulic Engineering Date 2021-05-10 Abstract The erosion of the seabed in front of coastal structures induced by waves can lead to multiple types of failure instability or function of the structure. On this topic most research has been done into erosion in front of vertical structures. For sloping structures a knowledge gap exists in the understanding of the processes that lead to erosion of seabed material directly in front of the structure. In this report the structural and hydraulic paramters that influence the development of a scour-deposition pattern in front of sloping structures is tested. For this model tests have been done in the wave flume of the laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering at Delft University of Technology. This has resulted in a design formula that can be used for a first estimation of the maximum scour depth in front of sloping coastal structures where bed-load transport is dominant. Parameters that are used in determining this depth are the number of waves, the incident significant wave height, the relative water depth and the reflection coefficient of the structure. Performance of the formula with the model test results is good. Subject ScourScour protectionBed protectionCoastal structuresBreakwaterRevetmentExperimental studySlopeScour hole To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4c11badb-c57b-4287-bf20-f8123e105139 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2021 Wisse Goedhart Files PDF MSc_Thesis_Wisse_Goedhart_Final.pdf 38.24 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:4c11badb-c57b-4287-bf20-f8123e105139/datastream/OBJ/view