An optical system for monitoring seabed evolutions at a coastal structure
Résumé
An optical system has been designed for measuring the bed level, sand grain motions inside the soil and the presence of suspension at the toe of a coastal structure exposed to breaking waves. These measurements were conducted in the framework of the LIMAS project. We show that the soil is not strictly stable even at great depths (about 1 m). The generation of pressure differences in the soil is the main mechanism for this instability at the wall facing the waves. At the corner of the structure, the shear induced by large longitudinal velocities enhances the sediment transport and scour.
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