IMPROVEMENTS IN MODELLING RUBBLE-MOUND BREAKWATERS

Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering

E.P.D. Mansard¹  G.W. Timco¹ 

[1] Hydraulics Laboratory, National Research Council, Ottawa

关键词: breakwater;    rubble mound breakwater;    breakwater modeling;   

DOI  :  10.9753/icce.v18.%p

学科分类：建筑学

来源: Coastal Engineering Research Council

【 摘 要 】

Physical modelling is a technique which is commonly used in the design procedure of rubble-mound breakwaters. For reliable results it is necessary that the model tests accurately represent the prototype situation. In this paper, two significant improvements in modelling of breakwaters are presented. They are the generation of realistic sea states at the test site, and the simulation of the breakage of the armour units by using units which have mechanical properties properly scaled from the prototype units. These techniques have been used to study the recent breakwater failure at Riviere-au-Renard, Canada.

【 授权许可】

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