On the Stability of Rubble Mound Structures under Oblique Wave Attack

On the Stability of Rubble Mound Structures under Oblique Wave Attack

Bali, Meysam (Pouya Tarh Pars Consulting Company)
Etemad-Shahidi, Amir (Edith Cowan University; Griffith University)
van Gent, M.R.A. (TU Delft Coastal Engineering; Deltares)

2023

Slope stability formulae for rubble mound structures are usually developed for head-on conditions. Often, the effects of oblique waves are neglected, mainly because it is assumed that for oblique wave attack, the reduction in damage compared to perpendicular wave attack is insignificant. When the incident waves are oblique, the required armour size can be reduced compared to the perpendicular wave attack case. Therefore, it is important to consider the wave obliquity influence on slope stability formulae as a reduction factor. One of the most recent formulae for estimating the stability of rock-armoured slopes, referred to as Etemad-Shahidi et al. (2020), was proposed for perpendicular wave attack. The aim of this study is to develop a suitable wave obliquity reduction factor for the above-mentioned stability formula. To achieve this, first, laboratory experiment datasets from existing reliable studies were selected and analysed. Then, previously suggested reduction factors were evaluated and a suitable reduction factor for the mentioned stability formula were suggested. The suggested reduction factor includes the effect of wave obliquity and directional spreading explicitly. It is shown that the stability prediction is improved by using the wave obliquity reduction factor.

oblique wave
reduction factor
rubble mound breakwater
slope stability

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a480c471-e528-418f-a02e-7457d0ec49aa

https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11071261

2077-1312

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11 (7)

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journal article

© 2023 Meysam Bali, Amir Etemad-Shahidi, M.R.A. van Gent