STUDY ON ABILITY OF BREAKWATER WITH CHANNEL TO EXCHANGE WATER USING WAVE

Abstract

The authors have already shown the ability of the breakwater with channel to exchange water in longshore current and the breakwaters with slope channel and step channel effectively reduce transmitted wave height when compared with a straight channel.
In this study, the authors examined the ability of the breakwater with channel to exchange water using wave in a wave flume. Three-dimensional and two-dimensional numerical models are also developed for investigating the ability of the breakwater to exchange water. In the model, flow rate through the channel is evaluated using lateral overflow model.