Scour prediction and scour protections in offshore wind farms

摘要

This paper is the result of research whose main objective is to analyse different methods used for theudprediction of maximum scour depth and scour extension, and for the design of scour protections inudoffshore wind farms located in shallow water, using medium and large diameter monopile foundations.udPhysical agents such as waves, currents and wind play a major role in the design of structures like offshoreudfarms. As a result, the study has highlighted the need for introducing experience backed climateudmonomials such as the dimensionless wave height parameter (H0) and proposes the use of formulationsudthat can express the extent of scour protections as a function of waves in transitional waters.