Stability and Wave Transmission at Low‐Crested Rubble‐Mound Structures
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 120, Issue 1
Abstract
Low‐crested structures can be classified in three categories: dynamically stable reef breakwaters, statically stable low‐crested structures with their crest above still‐water level (SWL), and statically stable submerged structures. This paper presents practical design formulas and graphs with respect to the stability for each of the three classes. In addition, formulas were developed to predict wave transmission over low‐crested rubble mound structures, taking into account the crest height and width, wave height and wave steepness. Most available data sets of various investigations from all over the world were reanalyzed in order to produce the design formulas. The reliability of each formula is described.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 120 • Issue 1 • January 1994
Pages: 1 - 19
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Copyright © 1994 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Feb 17, 1993
Published online: Jan 1, 1994
Published in print: Jan 1994
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