Although this paper has only briefly touched on the role of physical models in hurricane surge barrier design, it should point out the types and usefulness of data generated from physical models. Accurate predictions of surge height attenuation can be made from the physical model results after wind and tide effects have been added analytically. The use of physical section models is an extremely helpful procedure in the adjustment of mathematical models of hurricane surges. Physical models are presently the best tool with which to determine the effects of a proposed barrier on current patterns, salinities, flushing, dispersion patterns, and sedimentation in estuaries, as investigations of this nature are still beyond the capabilities of current generation mathematical models.
Physical Model Studies of Proposed Hurricane Surge Protection Schemes
Miscellaneous Paper ; H-72-1
1972
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Electronic Resource
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