Open AccessTHE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF SHINGLE BEACHES TO RANDOM WAVES
Author(s) -
K.A. Powell
Publication year - 1988
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.v21.130
Subject(s) - intertidal zone , flume , submarine pipeline , geology , wave flume , reflection (computer programming) , geotechnical engineering , oceanography , wave propagation , breaking wave , computer science , flow (mathematics) , physics , mechanics , quantum mechanics , programming language
An extensive laboratory investigation into the behaviour of shingle beaches has been undertaken using a large random wave flume. The study utilised a lightweight material scaled to reproduce the correct permeability of the beach, and the correct threshold and relative magnitude of the onshore/offshore movement. Results are presented describing both the wave reflection characteristics of the beach and the probabilistic distribution of wave run-up crests on the foreshore. Where possible the laboratory results are validated against field data.