Mine Burial by Local Scour and Sand Waves
Abstract
Our long term goal is to help advance the U.S. Navy s capabilities for Mine Burial Prediction (MBP) by conducting large-scale laboratory observations that will both improve our knowledge of the physical processes involved in mine burial and provide a vital bridge between field experiments and numerical modeling of mine burial processes in shallow waters. The main objective of this effort has been the direct observation and monitoring of the burial process of finite-length cylinders (model mines) induced by the combined action of waves, currents and pure oscillatory flows. The experimental conditions have made it possible to observe the burial process due to both local scour around the mines as well as the passage of large sand waves. These rather unique observations will be used to test, validate, and calibrate numerical model predictions and will also help in the development of a mechanistic model for Mine-Fluid-Sediment (MFS) interaction by the ONR Mine Burial Prediction Team.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA613085
Entities
People
- Marcelo H. García
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign