Where and when?
- Date
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- Location
- Deltares, Boussinesqweg 1, 2629 HV Delft, The Netherlands
- Costs
- IAHR members: €450 / Non-IAHR members: €500 / Students: €225
International Workshop on Scour around Hydraulic and Coastal Structures
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Join the international scour community at the International Workshop on Scour around Hydraulic and Coastal Structures (IAHR-SHCS). The programme includes keynotes, technical sessions, poster dialogue, collaborative working sessions, and guided tours of the Deltares facilities.
Registration will open soon
In the meantime, you can indicate your interest by sending us an email.
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- Topics
- Registration fee
- Organisation
- Programme
- Venue and accomodation
- Letter of invitation
- Call for abstracts
- Contact
About the IAHR-SHCS
The International Workshop on Scour around Hydraulic and Coastal Structures (IWSHCS) was first held in Nanjing, China, in 2023. The second edition was organised in Chengdu, China, in 2024. The upcoming third edition of the workshop will be organised by Deltares and held in Delft at Deltares’ campus.
The goal of this workshop is to provide a platform to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss the latest state-of-the-art on scour and scour protection research and its translation into practical guidance. The workshop aims to narrow the gap between science and engineering and to ensure that practice is supported by solid, high-quality scientific results.
Topics
The workshop is organised by the IAHR Scour Research Working Group (WG). The workshop topics are therefore centred around the WG ambitions:
- Physical modelling techniques and scale effects for scour research
- Numerical modelling and integration of AI/Scientific Machine Learning
- Eco-friendly scour protection techniques
- Advances in real-time monitoring techniques for scour development
- General topics related to scour, coastal and hydraulic structures
Registration fee
A first estimate for the required (early-bird) registration fee is:
- IAHR members: €450
- Non-IAHR members: €500
- Students: €225
Later registration is +€50. Additional fees apply for the conference dinner and the technical tours (to be determined).
Host organisations
Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands, and Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Chair of the organising committee
Yorick Broekema, Deltares
Special consultants
- Dawei Guan, Hohai University
- Tiago Ferradosa, FEUP
Local organising/scientific committee
TU Delft: Maria Pregnolato, Bas Hofland, Raj Kamal Arora, and Marcel van Gent (TU Delft and Deltares)
Rijkswaterstaat: Willem Frederik Louwersheimer,
Deltares: Pim van Steijn, Thijs Robijns, Bram Langeveld, Rick Veldhuizen, Natalia Silva-Munoz, Ioanna Saxoni, Antine Reddingius, Desiree Plenker, Joost Kranenborg, Lynyrd de Wit, and Minghao Wu.
International Scientific Committee
Members of the IAHR Scour Research Working Group (WG).
Programme
Monday 28-09-2026
| Activity |
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| Short course on scour modelling |
| Welcome drinks for participants (evening) |
Tuesday 29-09-2026 (Conference day 1: Technical sessions)
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8.30-9.00 | Registration and welcome |
| 9.00-9.30 | Opening |
| 9.30-11.15 | Keynote Lectures (2 time-slots of 45 minutes) |
| 11.30-12.30 | Session 1: 3 parallel tracks |
| 13.30-15.00 | Session 2: 3 parallel tracks |
| 15.30-17.00 | Session 3: 3 parallel tracks |
Wednesday 30-09-2026 (Conference day 2: Working sessions)
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8.45-10.30 | Keynote Lectures (2 time-slots of 45 minutes) |
| 9.30-11.15 | Keynote lectures (2 time-slots of 45 minutes) |
| 10.30-11.00 | Extended poster session starting with 30 second pitch per poster |
| 11.00-12.30 | Poster discussions |
| 14.00-15.45 | Working group sessions for input on scour design guideline: where science meets practice |
| 16.00-16.30 | Plenary discussion of working group sessions |
| 16.30-17.00 | Conference closure |
| Evening | Conference dinner |
Thursday 01-10-2026
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| All day | Excursion |
Venue and Accommodation
The conference will be held at Deltares, in Delft (Boussinesqweg 1, 2629 HV Delft, The Netherlands).
Deltares’ campus in Delft contains all facilities required for the workshop and is located close to the TU Delft.
There is ample opportunity for accommodation in the city centre of Delft. We can provide a list of recommended hotels for participants of the workshop.
Letter of Invitation
A formal Letter of Invitation for visa purposes can be issued upon request after registration is completed. This letter is intended to assist with visa applications and fundraising efforts and does not constitute financial support from the congress organisers.
Call for abstract
Will open soon.
Contact us for more information
Please send an email if you have questions or need more information.