scholarly journals LARGE AND SMALL SCALE WAVE OVERTOPPING MEASUREMENTS FOR AFSLUITDIJK REHABILITATION PROJECT

2020 ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Wouter Ockeloen ◽  
Coen Kuiper ◽  
Sjoerd van den Steen
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Physical Model ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Wadden Sea ◽  
Model Tests ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Wave Overtopping ◽  
Physical Model Tests ◽  
Large Scale Tests

The 'Afsluitdijk' is a 32 km enclosure dam which separates the Wadden sea and the Lake IJssel. The dam currently undergoes a major rehabilitation to meet the requirements with regard to water safety. The Dutch Ministry of infrastructure and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat division) has commissioned Levvel, a consortium of BAM, Van Oord and Rebel, to prepare the design and carry out the reconstruction of the dam including sluices and highway. The project includes reinforcement of the armour layers and wave overtopping reduction. As part of the contract Rijkswaterstaat prescribed the contractor (Levvel) to verify the design with large scale physical model tests (min. 1:3 scale). These tests were carried out in the Delta Flume of Deltares. Prior to the large scale tests, smaller scale tests (1:20) have been carried out to optimize the design with regard to armour stability and wave overtopping. The research described here focuses on the wave overtopping.Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/kPga0wVCCIE

scholarly journals Experimental Analysis of Wave Overtopping: A New Small Scale Laboratory Dataset for the Assessment of Uncertainty for Smooth Sloped and Vertical Coastal Structures

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah E Williams ◽  
Riccardo Briganti ◽  
Alessandro Romano ◽  
Nicholas Dodd
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Physical Model ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Vertical Wall ◽  
Model Tests ◽  
Physical Models ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Wave Condition ◽  
Wave Overtopping ◽  
Physical Model Tests

Most physical model tests carried out to quantify wave overtopping are conducted using a wave energy spectrum, which is then used to generate a free surface wave time series at the wave paddle. This method means that an infinite number of time series can be generated, but, due to the expense of running physical models, often only a single time series is considered. The aim of this work is to investigate the variation in the main overtopping measures when multiple wave times series generated from the same spectrum are used. Physical model tests in a flume measuring 15 m (length) by 0.23 m (width) with an operating depth up to 0.22 m were carried out using a stochastic approach on two types of structures (a smooth slope and a vertical wall), and a variety of wave conditions. Results show variation of overtopping discharge, computed by normalising the range of the discharges at a certain wave condition with the maximum value of the discharge in the range up to 10 % , when the same wave time series is used, but this range increases to 75 % when different time series are used. This variation is found to be of a similar magnitude to both the one found with similar experiments looking at the phenomena in numerical models, and that specified by the confidence bounds in empirical methods.

scholarly journals PORT RESONANCE MITIGATION MODELED INTRODUCING ARJ-R STRUCTURES

2020 ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Jose A. GONZALEZ-ESCRIVA ◽  
Josep R. MEDINA ◽  
Joaquin M. GARRIDO
Keyword(s):  
Reflection Coefficient ◽  
Physical Model ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Model Tests ◽  
Wave Interference ◽  
Low Frequency Oscillations ◽  
Physical Model Tests ◽  
Similar Cost ◽  
Interference Mechanism

ARJ-R caissons are based on the "long-circuit" concept (Medina et al, 2016) that allows the extension of the destructive wave interference mechanism to mitigate low frequency oscillations without enlarging the width of the caisson. The performance of the ARJ-R caissons is referred to its reflection coefficient (Cr) which was obtained through large-scale physical model tests (Gonzalez-Escriva et al, 2018). In this paper, the effectiveness of Anti-Reflective Jarlan-type structures for Port Resonance mitigation (ARJ-R) has been assessed numerically for the port of Denia (Spain). ARJ-R structures are constructible, with similar dimensions as conventional vertical quay caissons and with a similar cost (15percent more than conventional vertical caisson).Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/LomQEVpvjik

scholarly journals PHYSICAL MODEL TESTS ON WAVE OVERTOPPING AND FLOW PROCESSES ON DIKE CRESTS INFLUENCED BY WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Lorke ◽  
Babette Scheres ◽  
Holger Schüttrumpf ◽  
Antje Bornschein ◽  
Reinhard Pohl
Keyword(s):  
Physical Model ◽  
Model Tests ◽  
Longshore Current ◽  
Wind Fields ◽  
Incoming Wave ◽  
Wave Overtopping ◽  
Improve Design ◽  
Physical Model Tests ◽  
Flow Processes ◽  
Run Up

Flow processes like flow depths and flow velocities give important information about erosion and infiltration processes, which can lead to an unstable dike structure and consequently to dike failure. Up to now several physical model tests on wave run-up and wave overtopping are available to adjust and improve design formula for different dike structures. This kind of physical model tests have been performed in the here presented project FlowDike. Its main purpose is to consider two new aspects that could influence the assessment of wave run-up and wave overtopping as well as the flow processes on dikes which have not been investigated yet: longshore current and wind. Especially in estuaries and along coasts, the effect of tidal and storm induced currents combined with local wind fields can influence the incoming wave parameters at the dike toe as well as the wave run-up height, the wave overtopping rate and the flow processes on dikes. This paper will focus on these flow processes on dike slopes and dike crests on an 1:6 sloped dike influenced by oblique wave attack and longshore current.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on the Influence of Berms and Roughness on Wave Overtopping at Rock-Armoured Dikes

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiqiu Chen ◽  
Alberto Marconi ◽  
Marcel R. A. van Gent ◽  
Jord J. Warmink ◽  
Suzanne J. M. H. Hulscher
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Physical Model ◽  
Model Tests ◽  
Empirical Equations ◽  
Wave Overtopping ◽  
Dissipation Of Energy ◽  
Physical Model Tests ◽  
Weighting Coefficients

The average overtopping discharge is an important parameter for the design and reinforcement of dikes. Rock armour on the waterside slopes and berms of dikes is widely used to reduce the wave overtopping discharge by introducing slope roughness and dissipation of energy in the permeable armour layer. However, methods for estimating the influence of a rock berm and roughness of rock armour at dikes on the average overtopping discharge still need to be developed and/or validated. Therefore, this study aims to develop empirical equations to quantify the reductive influence of rock armour on wave overtopping at dikes. Empirical equations for estimating the effects of rock berms and roughness are derived based on the analysis of experimental data from new physical model tests. The influence of roughness of the rock armour applied on parts of waterside slopes is estimated by introducing the location weighting coefficients. Results show that the newly derived equations to predict the average overtopping discharge at dikes lead to a significantly better performance within the tested ranges compared to existing empirical equations.

scholarly journals PHYSICAL MODELLING OF PROPELLER SCOUR ON AN ARMOURED SLOPE

2018 ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Neville Berard ◽  
Sundar Prasad ◽  
Brett Miller ◽  
Mathieu Deiber ◽  
Nathan Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Physical Model ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Rock Slope ◽  
Physical Modelling ◽  
Concrete Block ◽  
Model Tests ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Deep Basin ◽  
Physical Model Tests

CITIC Pacific Mining (CPM) is proposing to increase throughput at their existing Sino Iron Terminal in Cape Preston, Western Australia, using self-propelled Handysize transshipment shuttle vessels (TSV) instead of dumb barges. Initial assessment using various desktop methods (PIANC, 2015) indicated that the armoured rock slope adjacent to the berth face would incur damage due to wash from the vessel side thrusters and the main propeller. Large scale (13.5:1) physical model tests were undertaken in a 6 m x 15 m x 1.4 m deep basin at UNSW to measure wash velocity and armour stability. The physical modelling demonstrated that the rock slope was more stable than expected, but that some armour was mobilized. Additional tests were also completed to investigate the efficacy of Articulated Concrete Block Mattresses (ACMs) to protect the rock slope from propeller wash.

Wave–dune interaction and beach resilience in large-scale physical model tests

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felice D'Alessandro ◽  
Giuseppe Roberto Tomasicchio
Keyword(s):  
Physical Model ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Model Tests ◽  
Physical Model Tests
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