Wave loadings acting on innovative rubble mound breakwater for overtopping wave energy conversion

P Contestabile, C Iuppa, E Di Lauro, L Cavallaro… - Coastal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion (OBREC) is an overtopping
type wave energy converter, totally embedded into traditional rubble mound breakwaters …

Large impulsive forces on recurved parapets under non-breaking waves. A numerical study

M Castellino, P Sammarco, A Romano, L Martinelli… - Coastal …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper describes 2-D numerical simulations of velocity and pressure fields generated by
non-breaking waves on a vertical breakwater with a recurved parapet wall. The influence of …

Enhancing climate resilience of vertical seawall with retrofitting-A physical modelling study

S Dong, S Abolfathi, M Salauddin, ZH Tan… - Applied Ocean …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coastal defence structures are playing a vital role in protecting coastal communities from
extreme climatic conditions and flooding. With climate change and sea-level rise in the next …

Influence of deflector on the impact dynamics of debris flow against rigid barrier

CWW Ng, Z Li, YD Wang, H Liu, S Poudyal… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
A deflector is a structure installed at the crest of a rigid barrier to prevent the over-spilling of
debris flow from damaging the downstream infrastructures and human lives. Despite its clear …

Experimental investigation on non-breaking wave forces and overtopping at the recurved parapets of vertical breakwaters

L Martinelli, P Ruol, M Volpato, C Favaretto… - Coastal …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper aims at investigating the intensity of the load applied by non-breaking waves on
the recurved parapet wall of vertical breakwaters. For this purpose, 2-D experiments were …

Impact pressure and forces on a vertical wall with different types of parapet

R Ravindar, V Sriram - Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
This paper will discuss the variations in wave loads on a vertical seawall structure due to the
addition of parapets. A 1: 8 model scale experiments on a wall with parapets will be carried …

Crest modifications to reduce wave overtopping of non-breaking waves over a smooth dike slope

K Van Doorslaer, J De Rouck, S Audenaert… - Coastal Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
The formula to quantify the average wave overtopping discharge of non-breaking waves
over a dike according to the TAW-report (2002) and included in the EurOtop Manual (2007) …

Spatial distribution of wave-by-wave overtopping behind vertical seawall with recurve retrofitting

S Dong, S Abolfathi, M Salauddin, JM Pearson - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the spatial distribution of wave overtopping water behind coastal protection
structures is essential for assessing the safety level of coastal regions behind the coastal …

Confined-crest impact: Forces dimensional analysis and extension of the Goda's formulae to recurved parapets

M Castellino, A Romano, JL Lara, IJ Losada… - Coastal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, an extended numerical analysis of the “confined-crest impact”(hereinafter
referred as “C–CI”), induced by non-breaking waves on recurved parapet walls, is presented …

Wave impact loads on vertical seawalls: Effects of the geometrical properties of recurve retrofitting

S Dong, M Salauddin, S Abolfathi, J Pearson - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the variation of wave impact loads with the geometrical
configurations of recurve retrofits mounted on the crest of a vertical seawall. Physical model …