Quantification of Measurement and Model Effects in Monopile Foundation Scour Protection Experiments

The present work introduces an analysis of the measurement and model effects that exist in monopile scour protection experiments with repeated small scale tests. damage erosion is calculated using three dimensional global number S3D subarea S3D,i. Results show standard deviation σ(S3D)=0.257 approximately 20% mean S3D, σ(S3D,i)=0.42 which can be up to 33% S3D. irreproducible maximum wave height, chaotic flow field non-repeatable armour layer construction are regarded as main reasons for occurrence strong effects. limited σ(S3D)=0.039 σ(S3D,i)=0.083, minor compared