Abstract
Due to climatic change and the increased usage of coastal areas, there is an increasing risk of dike failures along the coasts worldwide. Wave run-up plays a key role in the planning and design of a coastal structure. Coastal engineers use empirical equations for the determination of wave run-up. These formulae generally include the influence of various hydraulic, geometrical and structural parameters, but neglect the effect of the curvature of coastal dikes on wave run-up and overtopping. The scope of this research is to find the effects of the dike curvature on wave run-up for regular wave attack by employing numerical model studies for various dike-opening angles and comparing it with physical model test results. A numerical simulation is carried out using DualSPHysics, a mesh-less model and OpenFOAM, a mesh-based model. A new influence factor is introduced to determine the influence of curvature along a dike line. For convexly curved dikes (αd = 210° to 270°) under perpendicular wave attack, a higher wave run-up was observed for larger opening angles at the center of curvature whereas for concavely curved dikes (αd = 90° to 150°) under perpendicular wave attack, wave run-up increases at the center of curvature as the opening angle decreases. This research aims to contribute a more precise analysis and understanding the influence of the curvature in a dike line and thus ensuring a higher level of protection in the future development of coastal structures.
Highlights
Wave run-up and wave overtopping are decisive parameters for designing freeboards of coastal structures and for the safety and rehabilitation of coastal structures, which helps to reduce the risk of failure
The wave run-up on convexly and concavely curved dikes for regular waves under both perpendicular and oblique wave attack is analyzed at the center of curvature and the results are
This work reports on the influence of convex and concave curves in the dike line on wave run-up for regular waveand attack
Summary
Wave run-up and wave overtopping are decisive parameters for designing freeboards of coastal structures and for the safety and rehabilitation of coastal structures, which helps to reduce the risk of failure. Some empirical equations based on physical or numerical model tests help to determine wave run-up or wave overtopping. In those empirical formulas for wave run-up and wave overtopping suggested in the literature (EurOtop, 2018) [1], several factors based on the influences of berm, roughness, oblique wave attack and slope are already considered. For design purposes usually wave run-up level Ru2% is used, which is exceeded by 2%
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