Lecture notes on local scour

Lecture note for the international course.

Closure of estuarine channels in tidal regions

Considerations on fluid motion in and around closure gaps, two-dimensional local scour in loose sediments, local scour caused by vortex streets, behaviour of dumping material when exposed to currents, results of model tests applied to an actual project *** The closure of the final gaps is the most difficult part of the construction of the dams...

Time scale of two dimensional local scour

The time scale of local scour is of importance in many model studies of practical problems. The use of a time scale is justified by the similarity in experimental scouring holes under different conditions. A time scale is derived from experiments with a wide range of length scales, velocity scales and material scales. The influence of velocity...

Conformity and time scale in two-dimensional local scour

The conformity of local scour in experiments with non-cohesive bed material is studied for two-dimensional problems. A description of the flow pattern in the scour hole and development of the scouring process with time is given. The importance of the time scale in the design of structures where a temporary exposure of the bed to scouring effects...