Current and wave effects around windfarm monopile foundations
- Submitting institution
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University of Plymouth
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 154
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.coastaleng.2017.01.003
- Title of journal
- Coastal Engineering
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- First page
- 167
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0378-3839
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2017
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Offshore windfarms are expanding rapidly and it is crucial to understand their impact on the marine environment. The importance of this paper is that it quantifies the downstream and downwave impacts of windfarm monopiles on flows. It reveals that monopiles influence currents up to 8-9 diameters (D) downstream which is much larger than the scour region. In contrast, waves recover more quickly (3.5D). New parameterisations are given to quantify recovery rates of mean flow and turbulence. The work has found application in bridge pier scour prediction DOI: 10.3390/w11112256, monopile scour DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2019.103515, and reliability assessment of scour protection DOI: 10.1177/0309524X18807033.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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