A Study on Local Scour of Large-Diameter Monopile under Combined Waves and Current
Round 1
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Reviewer 2 Report
The manuscript entitled “A study on Local Scour of Large-diameter Monopile under Combined Waves and Current” reports the analytical and experimental studies on the soil-structure interaction of the monopile under complicated loading conditions. The process of analysing the results of experimental analysis, and reaching conclusions through the application is systematic. The paper can be accepted for publication in the reviewer’s opinion. The authors would emphasise the differentiation and originality with references in the introduction section. As the bed shear stress and the maximum scour depth could be directly related to the deformation behaviour and nonlinearity of the ground, the interaction problems would be more specified from the point of view of offshore geotechnics.
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Reviewer 3 Report
This is a very useful study on scouring around large diameter piles combinedly considering waves and current. There are a few recommendations, as below.
1- Have you followed any standard which specifies the minimum depth of geomaterial (sand in your case) for such scaled experiments? If yes, please cite it in this manuscript.
2- The effect of particle size on scour depth in case of other types of soil and their comparison would be an interesting research area. Please include it in the recommendations for future research.
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Reviewer 4 Report
In this manuscript, the authors presented their face experimental data. The data can justify for its contributions. I have the following comments for the authors to consider in the revision.
(1) The authors may need to clarify the new contributions of their experiments. What difference between their experiments and other previous studies.
(2) Figure 7(2), the results between water depth of 21.5 and 22.5 m need some discussions about the unusual results.
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