A methodology for the analysis of physical model scale effects on the simulation of wave propagation up to wave breaking: Preliminary physical model results

Conceição Fortes*, Maria Da Graça Neves, João Alfredo Santos, Rui Capitão, Artur Palha, Rute Lemos, Liliana Pinheiro, Isaac Sousa

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Abstract

This paper describes the experiments performed at the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC) aiming at simulating, in a flume, the wave propagation along a constant slope bottom that ends on a sea wall coastal defence structure, a common structure employed in the Portuguese coast. The objective of these tests is to calibrate the parameters of FUNWAVE, a Boussincsq type model, for wave propagation in coastal regions. This is the first step in the validation of a methodology to combine numerical and physical models in the study of the interactions between beaches and structures. This work is performed in the framework of the Composite Modelling of the Interactions between Beaches and Structures (CoMIBBs) project, a joint research activity of the HYDRALAB III European project.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2008 Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2008
Pages571-578
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2008 - Berlin, Germany
Duration: 9 Jun 200813 Jun 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE
Volume4

Conference

Conference27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2008
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBerlin
Period9/06/0813/06/08

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