Deformation of Reef Breakwaters and Wave Transmission
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 139, Issue 4
Abstract
The risk-based design of a reef breakwater requires the prediction of the temporal variations of the damage and wave transmission coefficient during storms. The cross-shore numerical model is extended to the landward zone of the wave transmission. The extended model is compared with 148 tests for a reef breakwater with a narrow crest at or above the still water level where the narrow crest was lowered by wave action. The model is also compared with an experiment on a wide-crested submerged breakwater in which the crest height increased during 20-h wave action. The damage, crest height, and wave transmission coefficient are predicted reasonably well; however, the damaged profile is not predicted accurately.
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Acknowledgments
This study was partially supported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory under Contract No. W912HZ-11-P-0173 and by the EU THESEUS Project.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 139 • Issue 4 • July 2013
Pages: 336 - 340
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© 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Apr 9, 2012
Accepted: Jul 23, 2012
Published online: Jul 28, 2012
Published in print: Jul 1, 2013
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