Wave Scaling in Tidal Inlet Physical Models
by William C. Seabergh, M.ASCE, (Research Hydraulic Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199 E-mail: William.C.Seabergh@erdc.usace.army.mil) and Jane McKee Smith, M.ASCE, (Research Hydraulic Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199 E-mail: Jane.M.Smith@erdc.usace.army.mil)
pp. 1228-1237, (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40604(273)124)
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Conference Proceeding Paper |
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Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis (2001) |
| Abstract: |
Two cases of scaling waves at tidal inlets with physical models are examined. One case was for a study of wave breaking over an ebb shoal in the presence of ebb currents (1:50 scale). Wave heights were compared for two different model scales. The other case compared physical model and prototype currents adjacent to a jetty resulting from a combination of tidal and wave-generated currents using a 1:75 scale model. Results indicated tidal inlet models at these scales reproduce the nearshore wave heights and currents well. |
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