Abstract
Experimental investigations were carried out to assess the wave induced pressures on slotted vertical barriers. Thirty six different wave barrier configurations (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% porosities and 1 to 6 numbers of slotted walls) were tested in random wave fields of JONSWAP spectra for different combinations of significant wave heights and peak periods. It is found that on the dynamic pressure on vertical slotted wave barrier reduces progressively from the seaside to the rear side. In general, the dynamic pressure coefficient Ps/(ρgHis/2) reduces with an increase in relative water depth, d/Lp. where Ps is the significant dynamic pressure, ρg is the weight density of water, His is the significant incident wave height, d is the water depth and Lp is the wave length corresponds to peak wave period. It is also found that the highest value of measured Ps/(ρgHis/2) is about 1.5. The barrier with 3 walls and 10% porosity and for d/Lp of 0.3, the seaside wall panel experience dynamic pressure coefficient of 1.44, the first rear wall with 0.82 and the lee side porous wall with 0.58. The results can be used for the optimal design of the panels of multiple slotted vertical wave barriers.
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