ANALYSIS ON WAVE INTERACTIONS AMONG FLOATING BREAKWATER ARRAYS IN A PLANE WAVE FILED

Abstract

 In the previous study, we have developed an approximate method to analyze wave interactions with multiple permeable breakwaters in a harbor. In this study, to confirm the applicability of this approximate method, wave interaction problems among floating breakwater arrays and landside seawalls in a harbor have been examined extensively. The comparison test between previous experimental results on a floating breakwater array and calculation results was carried out to find out the necessary interaction order of transmitted waves among the multiple breakwaters.