Open AccessSTABILITY ANALYSIS FOR A RUBBLE-MOUND FOUNDATION THROUGH IRREGULAR WAVE TEST
Author(s) -
Masaaki Yamamoto,
Tsutomu Asakawa
Publication year - 1982
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.v18.127
Subject(s) - rubble , armour , breakwater , foundation (evidence) , geotechnical engineering , geology , stability (learning theory) , erosion , cover (algebra) , layer (electronics) , engineering , geomorphology , materials science , composite material , geography , mechanical engineering , archaeology , machine learning , computer science
Irregular wave tests have been conducted to research into the stability characteristics of armor units for a rubble foundation of a composite breakwater. A cover layer to protect the rubble foundation from erosion had two layers of tetrapods. Waves higher than H]_/]_Q (the average height of the highest 10% of all waves) caused damage to armor units at the point of critical stability. This suggested that wave height changes in the surf zone should be taken into consideration for design purpose.