THE EFFECTS OF BOTTOM CONFIGURATION ON THE DEFORMATION, BREAKING AND RUN-UP OF SOLITARY WAVES
No. 11 (1968), Conference Proceedings
No. 11 (1968)

THE EFFECTS OF BOTTOM CONFIGURATION ON THE DEFORMATION, BREAKING AND RUN-UP OF SOLITARY WAVES

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https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v11.11
Published 1968-01-29
Frederick E. Camfield
Department of Civil Engineering Oregon State University
Robert L. Street
Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University
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bottom configuration
wave breaking
wave run-up
solitary waves

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Camfield, F. E., & Street, R. L. (1968). THE EFFECTS OF BOTTOM CONFIGURATION ON THE DEFORMATION, BREAKING AND RUN-UP OF SOLITARY WAVES. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(11), 11. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v11.11
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Abstract

Experiments were conducted to determine the various effects on the shoaling, breaking and run-up of solitary waves resulting from the bottom configuration. An initial set of experiments investigated the effect of the initial bottom slope on the breaking and run-up of a wave on a second, higher slope. A second set of experiments considered the effect of a continental shelf configuration on the transmissibility of waves in the shoreward direction, and the decomposition of the waves due to the shallower water depth on the continental shelf. It was found that, in order to make predictions at or near the shoreline for waves generated in deep water, it is necessary to consider the total configuration of the bottom leading to the shoreline.
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