Open AccessMODEL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF WAVES
Author(s) -
M. W. Aartsen
Publication year - 1957
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.v6.45
Subject(s) - flume , wave flume , transient (computer programming) , rogue wave , wind wave , mechanics , geology , engineering , marine engineering , geotechnical engineering , physics , wave propagation , breaking wave , computer science , optics , flow (mathematics) , oceanography , nonlinear system , quantum mechanics , operating system
The problem to be investigated is the structural strength of a sluice gate under the influence of wave attack. The gate was designed in view of the hydraulic forces in quasi permanent conditions The fact, however, that the gate is exposed to wave attack, necessitates an investigation of:
1) the transient forces due to impact,
2) the possibilities of modificating the shape of the gate in order to avoid, or at least to diminish, the chance on the occurrence of impacts.
As the mechanism of wave attack is influenced by the hydrodynamic properties of the oncoming waves, the tests are being carried out in a flume in which the waves are generated by wind in order to simulate the expected extreme natural conditions as close as possible.