MAPPING OF SHIP WAVES BREAKING ON A BEACH.

Abstract

The measurement of wave heights as they break on a beach is essential to the study of the effect of the wake of a ship breaking on the sloping shores of a relatively confined channel such as a negative river. The report presents the results of measurements of waves generated by a variety of ship models moving at various speeds and in varying water depths in a model basin. Measurements of amplitudes were made using parallel wire gages. The surface configuration of the ship waves in these studies were defined photogrammetrically. The report presents the graphical results of these photogrammetric measurements. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0681925

Entities

People

  • Francis H. Moffitt

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Measurement
  • Model Basins
  • Models
  • Ship Demolition
  • Ship Models

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computer Vision.