This paper deals with the development of scour holes in time and space around individual offshore monopiles. It is based on physical flume tests of a model-scale pile subjected to current and/or irregular water waves. The main focus is on backfilling, i.e. the wave-induced or current-wave-induced deposition of sediment into holes that have been previously scoured. The development of the scour depth, scour volume and a so-called scour shape factor is quantified which may be useful to understand and benchmark the development of scour holes. © World Scientific Publishing Company and Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
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Hartvig, P. A., Thomsen, J. M. C., Frigaard, P., & Andersen, T. L. (2010). Experimental study of the development of scour and backfilling. Coastal Engineering Journal, 52(2), 157–194. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0578563410002154
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