An investigation of breaker heights, shapes and pressures
Hull, Phillip and Muller, Gerald (2002) An investigation of breaker heights, shapes and pressures. Ocean Engineering, 29, 57-79. (doi:10.1016/S0029-8018(00)00075-5)
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The shape of breaking waves has a significant effect on wave impact pressures on vertical sea walls. In order to refine the results of previous researchers, a systematic study of breaker shapes and wave impact pressures on a vertical wall using a newly developed experimental technique, sequential flash photography, was conducted at Queen's University of Belfast. Assumptions, like the existence of a vertical flip-through jet or a parallel face impact, could not be confirmed. The maximum pressure was found to occur for plunging breakers and at Still Water Level (SWL), although high pressures can also occur for other breaker types above or below SWL.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 0029-8018 (print) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | breaking waves, breaker shape, wave loading, breaker classification, piv, impact pressure, vertical pressure distribution |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| ePrint ID: | 184969 |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/184969 |
| Deposited On: | 18 May 2011 14:57 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 18:52 |
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