Dredging Operations Technical Support Program. Wave Transmission Characteristics of Various Floating and Bottom-Fixed Rubber-Tire Breakwaters in Shallow Water; Experimental Model Investigation.

Abstract

A two-dimensional experimental model investigation was conducted at a scale of 1:4, model:prototype, to determine and compare the wave transmission characteristics of various floating and bottom-fixed, rubber-tire breakwater concepts when placed over or on a mild bottom slope in shallow water and exposed to nonbreaking and breaking waves. Wave transmission characteristics of each concept as it corresponds to incident wave height, wave period, water depth, wave steepness, relative wave height, and relative depth are presented in both graphical and tabular form. The concepts are ranked from the best to worst relative to the wave protection they appear to provide in a shallow-water wave environment. Keywords: Bottom fixed, Breakwaters, Floating, Model tests, Rubber tire, Water waves, Wave transmission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA187579

Entities

People

  • Dennis G. Markle
  • Mary A. Cialone

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Dredging
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Habitats
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Model Tests
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Shallow Water
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Water Waves
  • Wave Power
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.