General information
Scour is a physical process related to the movement of the seabed or riverbed sediment as a result of the flow of water away from a structure. The soil conditions are described by geotechnical parameters, therefore, scour is of a geotechnical nature as it relates to the reduction in ground level around a structure.
Whether the interest in scour hazard assessment is related to the foundation structures and the cabling necessary for in-field transmission and power export associated with offshore renewables developments or it is related to pipelines, seawalls or breakwaters, this course will introduce the necessary methods for assessing and mitigating the risk. In addition, the course will introduce an approach to assessing scour risk in complex soils.
The course will introduce analysis procedures for assessing scour risk at marine structures as well as appropriate use of scour countermeasures through a combination of theory, examples and problems together with discussions and question and answer sessions. The course will cover the following elements:
- overview and analysis techniques: Scour hazard assessment, marine soils
- estimating scour at marine structures: pipelines (2D), piles, complex structures, structures in complex soils
- estimating scour at seawalls and breakwaters: seawalls, breaking waves, breakwater trunk, breakwater head
- scour countermeasures: types, rock armour, mattresses, placement, monitoring
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- identify marine scour problems
- describe how current available methods provide a set of analysis procedures for marine scour problems
- evaluate design considerations for marine structures
- define live-bed and clear-water scour
- define total scour
- identify the components of scour at complex marine structures
- define an approach for assessing scour in complex soils
- identify the components of scour at seawalls and breakwaters
- identify scour countermeasure solutions
- outline procedures for designing scour countermeasures
- carry out a course critique
Content
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Venue
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
HR Wallingford
Howbery Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BA
Application
Cost:
<p><strong>Standard delegate rate: </strong>£540,00 (including VAT at 20%)</p> <p>Fee is per participant. It includes all documentation, meal(s) and refreshments.</p>
Application Procedure:
Click on the "Book now" button on the website of the course to register. You will be directed to the shopping cart where you will be able enter the delegate's details and proceed to payment (if applicable). You will be able to either request an invoice (if registering more than 30 days in advance) or to pay online by credit/debit card.
NOTE: you can only register one delegate at a time.
Qualification
Scour is a physical process related to the movement of the seabed or riverbed sediment as a result of the flow of water away from a structure. The soil conditions are described by geotechnical parameters, therefore, scour is of a geotechnical nature as it relates to the reduction in ground level around a structure.
Whether the interest in scour hazard assessment is related to the foundation structures and the cabling necessary for in-field transmission and power export associated with offshore renewables developments or it is related to pipelines, seawalls or breakwaters, this course will introduce the necessary methods for assessing and mitigating the risk. In addition, the course will introduce an approach to assessing scour risk in complex soils.
The course will introduce analysis procedures for assessing scour risk at marine structures as well as appropriate use of scour countermeasures through a combination of theory, examples and problems together with discussions and question and answer sessions. The course will cover the following elements:
- overview and analysis techniques: Scour hazard assessment, marine soils
- estimating scour at marine structures: pipelines (2D), piles, complex structures, structures in complex soils
- estimating scour at seawalls and breakwaters: seawalls, breaking waves, breakwater trunk, breakwater head
- scour countermeasures: types, rock armour, mattresses, placement, monitoring
Click on the "Book now" button on the website of the course to register. You will be directed to the shopping cart where you will be able enter the delegate's details and proceed to payment (if applicable). You will be able to either request an invoice (if registering more than 30 days in advance) or to pay online by credit/debit card.
NOTE: you can only register one delegate at a time.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- identify marine scour problems
- describe how current available methods provide a set of analysis procedures for marine scour problems
- evaluate design considerations for marine structures
- define live-bed and clear-water scour
- define total scour
- identify the components of scour at complex marine structures
- define an approach for assessing scour in complex soils
- identify the components of scour at seawalls and breakwaters
- identify scour countermeasure solutions
- outline procedures for designing scour countermeasures
- carry out a course critique
