The mechanics of scour in the marine environment
By: B. Mutlu Sumer, Jørgen Fredsøe.
Contributors: Fredsøe, Jørgen.
Series: Advanced series on ocean engineering ;; v. 17
Publisher: World Scientific; World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: 2002
Place of publication: River Edge, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
Subjects: Scour (Hydraulic engineering); Sedimentation and deposition.; Offshore structures -- Foundations.
Description: Publisher description: Treats the subject of local scour around different kinds of marine structures, exposed to waves and/or currents. Describes in detail the hydrodynamic processes causing the erosion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and basic concepts; title: Scour below pipelines; title: Scour around a single slender pile; title: Scour around a group of slender piles; title: Examples of more complex configurations; title: Scour around large piles; title: Scour around breakwaters; title: Scour at seawalls; title: Ship-propeller scour; title: Impact of liquefaction; title: Appendix A: Small amplitude, linear waves.