No. 24 (1994), Conference Proceedings
No. 24 (1994)

WAVE RUNUP ON COMPOSITE-SLOPE AND CONCAVE BEACHES

Conference Proceedings
Published 1994-01-29
R.H. Mayer
Ocean Engineering Program, U.S. Naval Academy
D.L. Kriebel
Ocean Engineering Program, U.S. Naval Academy
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run up
concave beach
composite slope

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WAVE RUNUP ON COMPOSITE-SLOPE AND CONCAVE BEACHES. (1994). Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(24). https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v24.%p
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Abstract

Laboratory experiments were carried out for regular and irregular wave runup over non-uniform beach profiles, including both bi-linear and concave "equilibrium" beach profiles. Measured runup is shown to be substantially less than that predicted by the Hunt Formula if the exposed beach-face slope is used to define the typical beach slope. More accurate runup estimates are obtained using Saville's hypothetical slope concept; and, Saville's method is integrated with the Hunt Formula to provide simple analytical estimates of wave runup over complex beach topography.
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