Working Group on Scour Research
Introduction
Scour is an important issue in the stability and scour protection design of hydraulic and coastal structures. Inappropriate scour design and evaluation may lead to failure of the structure, environmental pollution, and significant economic losses. Therefore, studies on this issue not only can provide scientific references for the design and maintenance of structural foundations, but also have significance in environmental improvement. Recent trends in climate change have highlighted again the fragility of our engineered environment. New research into scour and scour countermeasures around hydraulic and coastal structures in complex hydrodynamic environments will become more sophisticated and more challenging.
Aims and scopes
The IAHR Working Group on Scour Research focuses on the mechanisms of scour, and the design of countermeasures for scour at hydraulic and coastal structures. The primary objective is to create a platform for scientists and engineers to foster communication and collaboration on scour-related topics of mutual interest through multiple events such as the International Workshop on Scour around Hydraulic and Coastal Structures, online seminars, international/regional joint scour survey teams, establishment of an open-access database of worldwide scour-related engineering cases.
Research focuses
Mechanisms and characteristics of scour phenomena
Scour evaluation around hydraulic and coastal structures
Scour protection measures
Numerical and experimental methods for scour research
Scour monitoring and evaluation
Case studies and field investigations of scour problems
Coming activities
Quarterly webinar (link to be shared in due course).
Previous activities
1st IAHR International Workshop on Scour around Hydraulic and Coastal Structures held in Nanjing, China, on September 4 - 6, 2023. http://www.iwshcs.org/
2nd IAHR International Workshop on Scour around Hydraulic and Coastal Structures held in Chengdu, China, on May 20 - 23, 2024. http://www.iwshcs2024.com
Related articles and videos
Handbook of Scour and Cable Protection Methods (https://publications.deltares.nl/Deltares250.pdf) and Public data of the handbook (https://zenodo.org/records/10812205) shared by Team Member Dr. Yorick Broekema.
Special Issue entitled“Scour and liquefaction around offshore wind farm foundation”in Water Science and Engineering (ISSN 1674-2370). http://wse.hhu.edu.cn/en/article/2022/1