WAVE FORCES ON A VERTICAL WAVE BARRIER
No. 26 (1998), Conference Proceedings
No. 26 (1998)

WAVE FORCES ON A VERTICAL WAVE BARRIER

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https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v26.%25p
Published 1998-01-29
David Kriebel
11). S. Naval Academy, Ocean Engineering Program
Charles Sollitt
Oregon State University, Dept. of Civil Engineering
William Gerken
Peratrovich, Nottingham, and Drage, Inc.
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wave force
wave barrier

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Kriebel, D., Sollitt, C., & Gerken, W. (1998). WAVE FORCES ON A VERTICAL WAVE BARRIER. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(26). https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v26.%p
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Abstract

This paper presents a comparison of measured and predicted wave forces on a vertical wave barrier, defined here as a thin impermeable vertical wall extending from above the water surface down to near mid-depth. Theoretical wave loads are computed using the eigenfunction expansion method. Measured wave loads are obtained from two sets of laboratory experiments, one conducted at the U.S. Naval Academy and the other conducted at the Oregon State University in a large wave flume. Results of this study suggest that the eigenfunction theory can predict wave loads to within 10% to 20% accuracy for a wide range of wave conditions, water depths, and wave barrier drafts.
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