Small-Scale Field Experiment on a Submerged Breakwater for Absorbing Wave Energy
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 133, Issue 2
Abstract
This technical note shows some results of a small-scale field experiment on Boccotti’s submerged caisson breakwater, which absorbs wave energy and is able to defend a coast with a very small environmental impact. The experiment on the 1:10 scale model of a caisson of this breakwater was carried out on a -deep seabed. All the records of the experiment confirm that it is possible to obtain a strong natural resonance between the random process of wave pressure at the outer opening of the caisson and the random process of oscillations inside the caisson. Finally, a test of the computational algorithm is given by means of the output of the field experiment, and a procedure for tuning the plant is also given.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 133 • Issue 2 • March 2007
Pages: 161 - 167
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© 2007 ASCE.
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Received: May 26, 2004
Accepted: Feb 24, 2006
Published online: Mar 1, 2007
Published in print: Mar 2007
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