Modeling of the Wave Setup Inshore of an Array of Submerged Breakwaters
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 135, Issue 2
Abstract
A comparative assessment of available formulae for the water setup inshore of submerged breakwaters is made on the basis of a wide and varied dataset derived from basin and flume laboratory experiments. Formulae derived from a simplified view which does not account for the horizontal flow circulation provide a large overestimate (up to one order of magnitude) of the smaller setup values. A much better overall approximation of the measured data is obtained through formulae that consider the setup as part of a complete flow description, be it partially or fully accounting for the horizontal flow motion.
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Acknowledgments
The partial financial support of the Italian M.I.U.R. through the PRIN’01 Project and of the European Union through the DELOS Project (Contract No. EVK3-CT-2000-22038) is acknowledged.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 135 • Issue 2 • March 2009
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Received: Aug 14, 2007
Accepted: Jul 2, 2008
Published online: Mar 1, 2009
Published in print: Mar 2009
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