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| Title: | Wave transmission by suspended pipe breakwater |
| Authors: | Mani, J.S. Jayakumar, S. |
| Citation: | Journal of the Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Vol.121; 335-344p. |
| Issue Date: | 1995 |
| Publisher: | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| Abstract: | A suspended pipe Breakwater was designed specifically for fishery/pleasure-craft harbors where moderate wave agitations in the harbor basin are admissible. The present breakwater consists of a row of closely spaced pipes mounted onto a frame and suspended between the support piles spaced far apart. Experimental studies conducted to determine the wave transmission characteristics indicate that by suspending a row of closely spaced pipes (with a gap to diameter ratio of 0.22 and draft to water depth ratio of 0.46), a 5% reduction in incident-wave height can be achieved. The cost and performance of conventionally adopted pile breakwater (involving a row of closely spaced piles driven on the seabed) were compared with the present system. The comparison revealed that the present system can reduce the investiment cost by about 40% and can attenuate waves with the same efficiency as that of a row of closely spaced piles |
| Document type: | Journal Article |
| Copyright: | Copyright [1995]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2264/2335 |
| Appears in Collections: | Engineering & Instrumentation
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