Wave interaction with permeable coastal structures: Proefschrift

Wave interaction with permeable coastal structures is studied and discussed in this thesis. Physical processes involved in the hydraulic and structural response of coastal structures under wave attack are examined and predictive numerical models for wave interaction with permeable coastal structures are developed. Special attention is given to berm breakwaters. This relatively new type of rubble-mound structure reshapes under heavy storm conditions by redistributing the stones in the seaward profile. The reshaping of such dynamic structures is modelled numerically. -from Author