A review of reliability analysis of offshore scour protections

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2019-05-15

Authors

Tiago Ferradosa (Author) FEUP; Francisco Taveira Pinto (Author) FEUP; Paulo Rosa Santos (Author) FEUP; João Chambel (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Maritime Engineering

Vol. 172

Pages: 104-117

ISSN: 1741-7597

Publisher: Thomas Telford Services Ltd.

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 1 Citation

Scopus - 12 Citations

INSPEC

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences

FOS: Engineering and technology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00R-8ZP

DOI: 10.1680/jmaen.2019.11

Abstract (EN): The R&D project Oracle - offshore risk analysis for climate change adaptation and lifetime extension - is focused on optimising the design of scour protection schemes for the extended lifetime of offshore foundations. This project proposes an optimisation of scour protections by combining reliability-based techniques with the novel concepts of dynamic and wide-graded armour layers. The ultimate goal is to develop a decision support system (DSS) for scour protection design and risk and reliability analysis to be used by professionals and researchers dealing with fixed foundations applied to marine renewable energy projects (e.g. wind, wave and tidal). However, a meaningful implementation of such a DSS implies prior analysis of several knowledge gaps related to scour protection in the offshore environment, which are yet to be fully addressed in the literature. This paper provides a brief review of the scientific and technical challenges in the research field of reliability of offshore scour protection. On the basis of identified challenges, the discussion of future research lines is performed with a particular focus on the aim of the Oracle project. The recent findings related to risk and reliability analysis of offshore scour protection are addressed and framed within the existing knowledge gaps in the literature.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 14