Local scour around a vertical wall

• Main Author: Jin, Xin
• Other Authors: Chen, Chin Onn
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/11848
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study investigates local scour at a vertical wall induced by ship propellers. The primary objectives are to study the scour process and to identify the factors governing the formation of the scour hole. This study focuses on the final development and the equilibrium state of the scour hole and...