CALCULATION OF A SOLITARY WAVE SHOALING ON A SHALLOW SLOPE.

Abstract

The numerical method developed by Wallace and Wonderley for calculating the deformation of a solitary wave moving onto a steep seawall was extended to beach slopes as small as 9 deg. The calculated results show that the existing dipole flow model does not adequately represent the wave deformation for beach slopes this small. Fundamental changes in the mathematical model appear to be required for the same accuracy with which the dipole model represents undeformed solitary waves. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0674856

Entities

People

  • A. R. Kriebel
  • J. D. Schwitters

Organizations

  • URS Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Solitons
  • Waves

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.