Effects of First Underlayer Weight on the Stability of Stone-Armored, Rubble-Mound Breakwater Trunks Subjected to Nonbreaking Waves with No Overtopping. Hydraulic Model Investigation.

Abstract

Hydraulic model tests were conducted to determine the stability response of stone-armored breakwaters for a selected range of first underlayer weights. It was concluded that for the range of test conditions considered: (a) variations in first-underlayer stone weights (w sub 1) from (w sub r)/5 to (w sub r/20 do not have a significant effect on armor stability; (b) armor stability will not be significantly influenced by relative depth (d/L) or wave steepness (H/L); and (c) wave runup and rundown are not significantly affected by variation in first-underlayer stone weights (w sub 1) in the range (w sub r)/20 < or = w sub 1 < or = (w sub r)/5. (Author)

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA081515

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