A Numerical Model to Simulate Sediment Transport in the Vicinity of Coastal Structures.

Abstract

An implicit finite-difference, n-line numerical model is developed to predict bathymetric changes in the vicinity of coastal structures. The wave field transformation includes refraction, shoaling, and diffraction. The model is capable of simulating one or more shore-perpendicular structures, movement of offshore disposal mounds, and beach fill evolution. The structure length and location, sediment properties, equilibrium beach profile, etc., are user-specified along with the wave climate. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130197

Entities

People

  • Marc Perlin
  • Robert G. Dean

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Lines
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Law
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Model Tests
  • Plastic Explosives
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Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)