Wave Transmission over Artificial Reefs

Title

Wave Transmission over Artificial Reefs: A Physical Model Study

 Author

Buis, Lisanne (TU Delft Civil Engineering & Geosciences)

Contributor

van Gent, M.R.A. (mentor)
Wüthrich, Davide (graduation committee) ORCID 0000-0003-1974-3560
van den Bos, J.P. (graduation committee)

Degree granting institution

Delft University of Technology

 Programme

Civil Engineering

 Date

2022-09-27

 Abstract

In this research, the influence of the permeability and the porosity of artificial reefs on wave transmission and the sheltered habitat of marine life is investigated. A physical model is used to find the answer to this question.
The main finding of this research is that a hollow, perforated structure can act both as an artificial reef that provides a safe habitat for marine life, and as a breakwater that provides sufficient coastal protection. Moreover, a new empirical relation was derived for a smooth impermeable breakwater, rubble mound breakwater, and a hollow perforated breakwater with an impermeable screen inside.

Subject

Wave Transmission
Submerged Breakwater
Coastal Structures
Artificial Reefs

 To reference this document use:

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:f98b4e33-e512-424a-a7ab-671f2f85e8b7

 Embargo date

2023-09-27

 Part of collection

Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

 Rights

© 2022 Lisanne Buis
Files
PDF Thesis_Final_LB.pdf 43.9 MB
Close viewer