Direct Formula to Compute Wave Height and Angle at Incipient Breaking
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 136, Issue 2
Abstract
The purpose of this technical note is to present a new formula to compute the incipient breaking wave properties based on a simplified solution of the wave energy flux conservation equation combined with Snell’s law. The execution time and calculated results of the new formula were compared with those of the iterative method which is commonly used in coastal engineering calculations, including in shoreline response modeling. The new formula could be used instead of the iterative method to save calculation time for application in coastal engineering.
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Acknowledgments
This work was partly funded by the Coastal Morphology Modeling and Management (Cascade) work unit, System-Wide Water Resources Program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ML and HH), and partly by Sida/SAREC in the framework of the Project VS/RDE/03, “The evolution and sustainable management in the coastal areas of Vietnam” (LXH).
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 136 • Issue 2 • March 2010
Pages: 119 - 122
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© 2010 ASCE.
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Received: Dec 17, 2008
Accepted: Jul 31, 2009
Published online: Aug 3, 2009
Published in print: Mar 2010
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