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Chen, L.; Zhai, H.; Wang, P.; Zhang, Q.; Wang, S.; Duan, L., and Jeng, D.-S., 2022. Experimental study on irregular wave (current)-induced pore-water pressures around a monopile. Journal of Coastal Research, 38(1), 114–132. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. In this study, a series of flume tests was systematically conducted to study the pore-water pressures around a monopile under wave and current loading, as well as the hydrodynamic response. Unlike in previous studies, the combined irregular wave and current action were studied, and a partially embedded monopile was considered. Moreover, the influence of wave spectra on the pore-water pressures was studied. The following results were obtained. (1) The irregular wave (current)-induced hydrodynamic response and seabed response around the monopile are stronger than those induced by the representative regular wave (current) loading. (2) A larger irregular wave energy can more often cause a larger pore-water pressure. The influence of irregular wave parameters on the pore-water pressures is mainly concentrated in the upper seabed, and the influence range is enhanced for the existence of current. (3) The current greatly influences the pore-water pressures in the upper and middle layers of the seabed; however, in the lower seabed below the monopile, it has a weaker but more complicated effect on the pore-water pressures. (4) Wave spectra have remarkable effects on the pore-water pressures, and the influence range deepens for the action of current on the wave field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a series of experimental data for wave (current)-induced pore-water pressure around a partially embedded monopile is presented. Unlike the previous studies, the combined action of waves and currents is studied. The partially embedded monopile is considered. The variations of pore-water pressures around the monopile in time and space are investigated by wave flume experiments. The experimental results indicate that the hydrodynamic response and the seabed response caused by the combined action of waves and currents are significantly different from those caused by wave load. When the following current is superimposed on the wave, the wave profile on the lateral side, rather than on the front, of the monopile fluctuates first, and the wave trough of the incident wave becomes small and gentle. Moreover, it was found that the amplitudes of pore-water pressures increase, while the attenuation of pore-water pressures slows down under the large wave energy with a large current. It was further found that the existence of a current has a significant effect on the pore-water pressure at z ∕ h = -0.3 on the front side and on the pore-water pressure at z ∕ h = -0.15 on the back side of the monopile. Additionally, the influence of the current on the vertical and horizontal distributions of pore-water pressures is related to the wave height. • Comprehensive experimental data for pore-water pressure induced by the combined action of regular waves and current around a partially embedded monopile. • Examine effect of wave characteristics and current velocity on hydrodynamic response near partially embedded monopile. • Investigate effect of wave characteristics and current velocity on the variation of oscillatory pore-water pressures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]