Wave Transmission at Detached Breakwaters for Shoreline Response Modeling

Abstract

The Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) herein evaluates selected available formulas for predicting wave transmission at reef breakwaters and more conventional multilayer structures, leading to recommendations for the most appropriate formulas for shoreline-response modeling. The GENESIS shoreline response numerical model is modified to allow for automated time-dependent calculation of the wave transmission coefficient, and a case study is presented to illustrate the new predictive capability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA572091

Entities

People

  • Hans Hanson
  • Nicholas C. Kraus
  • Ty Wamsley

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Breakwaters
  • Case Studies
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydraulics
  • Models
  • Shore Protection
  • Shores
  • Simulations
  • Three Dimensional
  • Time Intervals
  • Water
  • Waterways
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation