On Formulae for Wave Transmission at Submerged and Low-Crested Breakwaters
Submerged and low-crested breakwaters are nearshore barriers with an underwater or slightly emergent crest, designed to reduce the energy of wave attacks and, consequently, to protect the coast from erosion and flooding. Their performance in reducing the wave energy can be evaluated by the value of...
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| description | Submerged and low-crested breakwaters are nearshore barriers with an underwater or slightly emergent crest, designed to reduce the energy of wave attacks and, consequently, to protect the coast from erosion and flooding. Their performance in reducing the wave energy can be evaluated by the value of the wave transmission coefficient, which thus requires accurate prediction. In the last few decades, several experimental investigations allowed the development of several formulae to predict this coefficient that agreed well within the given range of validity. In the present study, a comprehensive review of the existing formulae has been reported and the influence of input design variables has been highlighted. Moreover, an extensive set of experimental data has been collected and critically examined and re-analyzed to obtain a homogenous up-to-date database. Special attention has been addressed to the assessment of the reliability of each existing formula for and to evaluate its performance beyond the validity limits for which it was developed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e598932c72cc4af18ddcc0248d734b602023-11-24T15:57:43ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122022-12-011012198610.3390/jmse10121986On Formulae for Wave Transmission at Submerged and Low-Crested BreakwatersAlberica Brancasi0Elisa Leone1Antonio Francone2Giulio Scaravaglione3Giuseppe Roberto Tomasicchio4Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, EUMER Campus Ecotekne, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, EUMER Campus Ecotekne, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, EUMER Campus Ecotekne, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Civil, Environmental, Territory, Building and Chemical Engineering (DICATECh), Polytechnic University of Bari, Via Edoardo Orabona, 4, 70126 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, EUMER Campus Ecotekne, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalySubmerged and low-crested breakwaters are nearshore barriers with an underwater or slightly emergent crest, designed to reduce the energy of wave attacks and, consequently, to protect the coast from erosion and flooding. Their performance in reducing the wave energy can be evaluated by the value of the wave transmission coefficient, which thus requires accurate prediction. In the last few decades, several experimental investigations allowed the development of several formulae to predict this coefficient that agreed well within the given range of validity. In the present study, a comprehensive review of the existing formulae has been reported and the influence of input design variables has been highlighted. Moreover, an extensive set of experimental data has been collected and critically examined and re-analyzed to obtain a homogenous up-to-date database. Special attention has been addressed to the assessment of the reliability of each existing formula for and to evaluate its performance beyond the validity limits for which it was developed.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/12/1986wave transmissionsubmerged breakwaterlow-crested breakwater |
| spellingShingle | Alberica Brancasi Elisa Leone Antonio Francone Giulio Scaravaglione Giuseppe Roberto Tomasicchio On Formulae for Wave Transmission at Submerged and Low-Crested Breakwaters Journal of Marine Science and Engineering wave transmission submerged breakwater low-crested breakwater |
| title | On Formulae for Wave Transmission at Submerged and Low-Crested Breakwaters |
| title_full | On Formulae for Wave Transmission at Submerged and Low-Crested Breakwaters |
| title_fullStr | On Formulae for Wave Transmission at Submerged and Low-Crested Breakwaters |
| title_full_unstemmed | On Formulae for Wave Transmission at Submerged and Low-Crested Breakwaters |
| title_short | On Formulae for Wave Transmission at Submerged and Low-Crested Breakwaters |
| title_sort | on formulae for wave transmission at submerged and low crested breakwaters |
| topic | wave transmission submerged breakwater low-crested breakwater |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/12/1986 |
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