Efficiency of the Rip Current Barriers

Title

Efficiency of the Rip Current Barriers

 Author

Sadr Lahijani, S.M.

Contributor

Bijker, E.W. (mentor)

Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

 Department

Hydraulic Engineering

 Date

1988-05-01

 Abstract

This paper describes efficiency of the rip current barriers against the harbour shoaling. For investigation physical model was used. First wave basin geometry and external water supply was optimized in order to obtain a uniform longshore current along the coast. Then current pattern in 2 conditions -after construction of the breakwater and after presence of the breakwater and rip current barrier- was measured. For a better indication sand was fed in the model and sedimentation pattern in both 2 cases was examined. Measurements of current and sedimentation pattern showed that due to presence of the current barrier the current which was orlginally pointing towards the harbour entrance was devlated towards the sea. Therefore constructlon of the rip current barrier seems a cost-effective measure against the harbour shoaling.

 Subject

rip current barriers
harbour shoaling
longshore current

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Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

 Rights

(c) 1988 Sadr Lahijani, S.M.
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