Research Article
Feb 1969
Shoaling of Solitary Waves on Small Slopes
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Volume 95, Issue 1
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It is proposed that solitary waves can be used as the initial wave shape to simulate the shoaling and breaking of large, long waves on a beach. Experiments were conducted with solitary waves to determine criteria for wave growth, celerity, and breaking height on various beach slopes. Various analytical means of representing shoaling waves are considered. Further considerations are given to the method of characteristics as a means of analyzing shoaling waves, and a qualitative analysis is presented of the effect of vertical acceleration terms on the characteristics solution. A comparison is made between experimental results and the analytical solutions.
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Journal of the Waterways and Harbors Division
Volume 95 • Issue 1 • February 1969
Pages: 1 - 22
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© 1969 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Feb 1969
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Frederick E. Camfield, AM.ASCE
Research Assoc., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, Ore.
Robert L. Street, M.ASCE
Assoc, Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Stanford Univ., Stanford, Calif.
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