Abstract
A new concept in floating breakwaters was successfully field-tested offshore Cape Canaveral, FL in May 1999. The Rapidly Installed Breakwater System (RIBS) has a hybrid design of rigid and membrane components, similar to a ‘Venetian blind’, to permit rapid and expedient deployment. The objective of the RIBS is to reduce Sea State 3 (SS3) wave conditions to Sea State 2 for safe vessel operations. This field study was probably one of the most heavily instrumented floating breakwaters ever deployed. Measured wave transmission coefficients and dynamic wave pressures are compared to two different numerical models. This is the first verification of the numerical model WAMIT with field data.
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