Author(s): Bang-Fuh Chen; Pei-Hong Chen
Linked Author(s): Bang-Fuh Chen
Keywords: Fully nonlinear analysis; Submerged breakwater; Floatingbreakwater
Abstract: A time-independent finite-difference method is developed to solve for the fully nonlinear waves past a submerged or floating breakwaters. The wave reducing effect of various combinations of height and length of breakwater are compared and discussed. The effects of surge and heave motions of floating breakwater are studied. The developed finite-difference method can be easily extended to analyze the problems including coupled surge-heave-pitch motions of floating breakwater and wave-structure interaction.
Year: 2001