Stability Tests of Proposed Rubble-Mound Breakwaters, Nassau Harbor, Bahamas; Hydraulic Model Investigation,

Abstract

Three series of model tests were conducted in a wave flume 5 ft wide, 4 ft deep, and 119 ft long, using linear scales of 1:55.0, 1:46.5, and 1:42.5, to determine the stability of proposed rubble-mound breakwaters with cover layers composed of tribar armor units. The stability of the breakwater sections, as a function of wave height, was observed visually; and the heights of waves on the harborside of the test sections generated by wave overtopping and wave energy that was transmitted through voids in the upper portions of the breakwaters, were measured by an electrical wavegage and oscillograph assembly.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0734099

Entities

People

  • R. A. JACKSON
  • R. Y. Hudson

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Breakwaters
  • Energy
  • Hydraulic Models
  • Model Tests
  • Models
  • Oscillographs
  • Wave Power

Readers

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