The Behavior of an Inclined Pontoon Breakwater in Water Waves.

Abstract

The inclined pontoon breakwater, or sloping float breakwater, is a row of bargelike pontoons moored so that, at rest, the shoreward ends, which are ballasted, rest on the seafloor while the seaward ends, which are buoyant, project slightly above the water surface. The development of a prediction technique for wave attenuation, motion, and mooring forces was initiated with the formulation of an analytical model. Experiments in a wave tank with a hinged plate were conducted, and the results confirm certain elements of the mathematical model. Data on wave transmission and mooring forces were obtained from initial experiments with a model barge (pontoon). (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA059727

Entities

People

  • Fredric Raichlen
  • Jiin-jen Lee

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buoyancy
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Models
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Moored Bodies
  • Standing Waves
  • Static Loads
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Water Waves
  • Wave Power
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics