Mine Burial by Scour: Results From the Gulf of Mexico Experiments
Abstract
A 64 day experiment to characterize mine burial by scour was conducted in the winter of 2003 in water depth of 13 meters off Indian Rocks Beach (IRB) near Tampa Bay, Florida. lnstrumented and non-instrumented mines were located on both coarse and fine sand sediments. In addition to monitoring the mine burial (16 mines) the experiment included, measurements of sediments properties and oceanographic conditions, and a comparison of model prediction to measure burial. Mine burial, relative to the water-sediment interface, by scour occurred during storm events (defined by significant wave heights greater than 2 - meters). Following the second storm event burial of the mines on fine sand sediment exceeded 50% (and to 100% in some cases) whereas the mines on coarse sand sediment had buried little to none. Mine burial predictions based upon a wave induced scour model were nearly identical to the measured mine burial.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA428148
Entities
People
- Conrad S. Kennedy
- Grant R. Bower
- Kevin B. Briggs
- Michael D. Richardson
- Paul A Elmore
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory