The present experimental research work focused on how a semicircular breakwater performs hydrodynamically under submerged conditions. In the field, a submerged semicircular breakwater may be preferred in front of the vertical breakwater to mitigate the wave forces and to minimize coastal erosion on its lee side. Various parameters affect the hydrodynamic performance of a semicircular breakwater such as the reflection and transmission characteristics, the dimensionless pressures, the horizontal forces and the vertical forces, and these are considered in the present study. Experiments were performed for three different perforations, namely 7%, 11% and 17%, of the exposed surface area with perforations on its sea side (sea-side perforated) and on both sides (fully perforated) owing to regular and random waves. The effect of the water depth was also studied in addition to the effect of perforation. All the hydrodynamic characteristics considered for the present study on the semicircular caisson are presented as functions of the relative water depth, and optimal conditions were determined. The results on the above-stated variables for sea-side-perforated semicircular breakwaters and fully perforated semicircular breakwaters are compared with the results of an impermeable semicircular breakwater.


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    Title :

    Performance of a perforated submerged semicircular breakwater due to non-breaking waves




    Publication date :

    2012-02-01


    Size :

    15 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Unknown





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