Brief Report
Nov 1978
Irregular Wave Runup and Overtopping
Authors: John P. Ahrens, AM.ASCE, and Martin F. TitusAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division
Volume 104, Issue 4
Abstract
A cumulative frequency distribution function for the runup elevation of irregular waves is useful in the design of many coastal structures. Such a relationship would help a designer to quantify trade offs between structure geometry and allowable overtopping. The work of Saville and Battjes suggests that a Rayleigh distribution is a reasonable but somewhat conservative dierstribution for irregular wave runup elevations. This note gives a simple technique for establishing a Rayleigh runup distribution for given wave and structure characteristics and then extends the technique to estimate irregular wave overtopping rates.
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Journal of the Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division
Volume 104 • Issue 4 • November 1978
Pages: 439 - 442
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© 1978 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1978
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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John P. Ahrens, AM.ASCE
Oceanographer, U.S. Army Coastal Engrg. Research Center, Ft. Belvmr, Va.
Martin F. Titus
Civ. Engrg. Technician, U.S. Army Coastal Engrg. Research Center, Ft. Belvoir, Va.
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