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Performance Analysis of Tethered Float Breakwater
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In this paper, the authors describe laboratory experiments at one-half scale using simulated random seas and field tests at full scale of an installation of a dynamic floating breakwater system in a limited fetch situation.Abstract:
Describes laboratory experiments at one-half scale using simulated random seas and field tests at full scale of an installation of a dynamic floating breakwater system in a limited fetch situation. An analytical model is described which successfully predicted the performance of a tethered float breakwater configuration, given the incident wave spectrum. The methodology for selecting the arbitrary resistance coefficients in the predictive model is considered. Predicted and measured performance data for a total of 60 laboratory and field experiments are displayed, covering a very broad range of wave climates.read more
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