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) 
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
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Embargo date
2023-09-27
Part of collection
Student theses
Document type
master thesis
Rights
© 2022 Lisanne Buis