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Apr 26, 2012
Stability of Low-Crested Breakwaters in Shallow Water Short Crested Waves
Authors: Morten Kramer, Ph.D., and Hans BurcharthAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Coastal Structures 2003
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The paper presents results of 3D laboratory experiments on low-crested breakwaters. Two typical structural layouts were tested at model scale in a wave basin at Aalborg University, Denmark, to identify and quantify the influence of various hydrodynamic conditions (obliquity of short crested waves, wave height and wave steepness) and structural geometries (crest width and freeboard) on the stability of low-crested breakwaters. Results are given in terms of recommendations for design guidelines for structure stability. Damage parameters for the trunk and the roundhead are proposed based on analysis of observed damage. Results for initiation of damage are compared to existing data and a good agreement is found.
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Morten Kramer, Ph.D.
Student, Aalborg University, Sohngaardsholmsvej 57, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
Hans Burcharth
Professor, Aalborg University, Sohngaardsholmsvej 57, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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