Wave overtopping layer thickness on the crest of rubble mound seawalls

During storms, ensuring the protection of people, vehicles and infrastructure on the crest of coastal structures from wave overtopping hazards is crucial. The thickness of the wave overtopping layer is a key variable used for assessing safety and maintaining a secure design. Traditionally, this parameter is associated with the height...

Experimental study of wave overtopping at rubble mound seawalls

Seawalls play a significant role in protecting coastal areas against wave attack and flooding. The accurate estimation of wave overtopping at seawalls is therefore crucial to adequately protect people and infrastructure in these regions. In this study, the mean wave overtopping rate at rubble mound seawalls was investigated through 140 small...

Distribution of individual wave overtopping volumes at rubble mound seawalls

For a safe design of a rubble mound seawall, overtopping characteristics such as the mean overtopping discharge (q) and the maximum individual overtopping volume (V_max) should be limited. Unlike q, the estimation of V_max is more complex and requires a wave-by-wave analysis of overtopping as well as a statistical analysis...

Individual wave overtopping at coastal structures: A critical review and the existing challenges

Conventionally, allowable mean overtopping discharge is used as a design criterion for coastal structures. The mean overtopping discharge needs to be limited to ensure structural stability as well as the safety of people, vehicles, and properties behind the structure. Nowadays, limits for the maximum individual overtopping volumes are also...