Open AccessWAVE-INDUCED SHOCK PRESSURES UNDER REAL SEA STATE CONDITIONS
Author(s) -
Joachim Grüne
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.v21.173
Subject(s) - shock (circulatory) , shock wave , mechanics , geology , sea state , meteorology , environmental science , seismology , physics , oceanography , medicine
This paper deals with a study on shock pressures, which occur on sloping seadykes and revetments due to breaking waves. Results from field measurements are presented with respect to peak pressure values as well as to characteristics of pressure-time histories.