Open AccessWAVE TRANSMISSION THROUGH PERMEABLE BREAKWATERS
Author(s) -
Charles K. Sollitt,
Ralph H. Cross
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v13.99
Subject(s) - breakwater , reflection (computer programming) , rubble , geotechnical engineering , geology , transmission (telecommunications) , mechanics , boundary value problem , breaking wave , boundary (topology) , engineering , wave propagation , physics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , computer science , optics , telecommunications , programming language
A theory is derived to predict ocean wave reflection and transmission at a permeable breakwater of rectangular cross section. The theory solves for a damped wave component within the breakwater and matches boundary conditions at the windward and leeward breakwater faces to predict the reflected and transmitted wave components. An approximate solution to conventional rubble mound breakwater designs is formulated in terms of an equivalent rectangular breakwater with an additional consideration for wave breaking. Experimental and theoretical results are compared and evaluated.