Overtopping Metrics and Coastal Safety: A Case of Study from the Catalan Coast

Design criteria for coastal defenses exposed to wave overtopping are usually assessed by mean overtopping discharges and maximum individual overtopping volumes. However, it is often difficult to give clear and precise limits of tolerable overtopping for all kinds of layouts. A few studies analyzed t...

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Main Authors: Corrado Altomare, Xavi Gironella, Tomohiro Suzuki, Giacomo Viccione, Alessandra Saponieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/8/556