Open AccessSURF SIMILARITY
Author(s) -
J.A. Battjes
Publication year - 1974
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.v14.26
Subject(s) - similarity (geometry) , circuit breaker , breaking wave , plane (geometry) , reflection (computer programming) , mathematics , set (abstract data type) , geometry , mathematical analysis , mechanics , physics , optics , image (mathematics) , computer science , wave propagation , artificial intelligence , quantum mechanics , programming language
This paper deals with the following aspects of periodic water waves breaking on a plane slope breaking criterion, breaker type, phase difference across the surfzone, breaker height-to-depth ratio, run-up and set-up, and reflection. It is shown that these are approximately governed by a single similarity parameter only, embodying both the effects of slope angle and incident wave steepness. Various physical interpretations of this similarity parameter are given, while its role is discussed m general terms from the viewpoint of model prototype similarity.