Research Article
May 1979
Design Criteria for Floating Tire Breakwaters
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Volume 105, Issue 2
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Wave-transmission and peak-mooring force design curves were generated for the Goodyear and Wave-Guard floating tire breakwaters from measurements on ⅛-scale and ¼-scale models using regular and irregular waves, and found to be in good agreement with available full-scale data. These curves may be used to determine the breakwater size needed to attenuate a given regular design wave to an acceptable level, and also to determine the maximum mooring load associated with this. A simple semi-empirical energy-dissipation model was developed and found to simulate measured wave-transmission characteristics with sufficient precision to be useful in many engineering applications; e.g., the ratio of transmitted to incident wave height is stated as an exponential function of wave steepness, ratio of wavelength to breakwater-beam-size, breakwater porosity, and a drag coefficient. An empirical relationship for the peak mooring force was obtained.
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Journal of the Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division
Volume 105 • Issue 2 • May 1979
Pages: 149 - 170
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© 1979 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: May 1979
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Volker W. Harms, M.ASCE
Asst. Prof., State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
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