Scour and scour protection around gravity anchors

在一个典型的海上项目中，在重力锚周围进行冲刷保护的费用约为1000万至2000万美元。随着越来越多的重力锚安装在澳大利亚水域，通过提高对重力锚周围的局部冲刷和冲刷保护的理解，预计将大大节省成本。该项目的研究成果可直接应用于新型大直径管道的设计，将降低待稳定管道的冲刷防护成本，提高管道的安全性，提高澳大利亚油气行业的竞争力。

The costs for scour protection around gravity anchors in a typical offshore project are in the order of 10-20 million dollars. With the increasing number of gravity anchors being installed in Australian waters, significant cost savings are expected to be achieved through improved understanding of local scour and scour protection around gravity anchors. The outcomes of this project can be applied directly to the design of new large diameter pipelines, will lead to reduction of scour protection costs and enhancement of safety of the pipeline to be stabilized, and increase the competitiveness of Australian oil and gas industry.