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Aug 1975
Waves of Maximum Height on Uniform Currents
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Volume 101, Issue 3
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Offshore design often involves the use of maximum wave height for a given water depth, yet the presence of a current is usually neglected. A constant current, having the same magnitude over the water depth, can be simply included in design by relating the wave propagating on a current to an equivalent wave propagating in still water. By relating the maximum height values for still water to those on a current, a breaking index curve is generated for waves on uniform currents. The effect of the current on the wave crest displacement is also examined. Finally, a curve is presented to show the magnitude of the maximum opposing currents for which wave groups can propagate upstream. Two examples are provided to illustrate the use of the results.
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Journal of the Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division
Volume 101 • Issue 3 • August 1975
Pages: 259 - 268
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© 1975 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Aug 1975
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Robert A. Dalrymple, AM.ASCE
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg. and Coll. of Marine Studies, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, Del.
Robert G. Dean, M.ASCE
Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg. and Coll. of Marine Studies, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, Del.
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