Abstract
The increasing use of submerged breakwaters is not only due to their important role in beach protection, but also because of their low environmental impact. In their design process, an analysis of the pressure fields (near and along the structure slope) under wave flow is needed. Although a considerable amount of research has been conducted in order to improve our understanding of these structures behaviour and establish reliable formulae for design purposes, several outstanding questions remain. This paper aims to present the evolution of dynamic pressure fields when the structure is submitted to the action of regular incident waves. These pressure fields are obtained by indirect means, through the measured horizontal wave flow velocity component as a function of the wave phase and water depth.
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