Hydrodynamic Performance Characteristics of Quadrant Front-Face Pile-Supported Breakwater
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 129, Issue 1
Abstract
The hydrodynamic performance characteristics of a quadrant front-face pile-supported breakwater are investigated through a comprehensive experimental program. The breakwater model consists of a quadrant front face resting on piles. The variation of the reflection and transmission coefficients due to both regular and random waves as a function of a scattering parameter ka are reported. The effect of the gap ratio (spacing between the piles/pile diameter) and relative water depth (water depth/pile height) on the above coefficients are brought out. In addition, the variation of dynamic pressures exerted on the quadrant front face as well as the total forces exerted on the entire model are measured and presented in a dimensionless form. The details of the experimental facility, setup, and analysis of results are presented and discussed in this paper.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 129 • Issue 1 • January 2003
Pages: 22 - 33
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Copyright © 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jan 25, 2001
Accepted: Jun 20, 2002
Published online: Dec 13, 2002
Published in print: Jan 2003
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