Berm breakwater structures: Final report: Research summary

A research project on berm breakwater structures was carried out with the overall objective of arriving at a better design basis. Eight European organisations from Denmark, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Norway, Italy and Iceland participated in the joint research project co-sponsored by the European Commission under the second research and...

Berm breakwater structures

A numerical model for the waves on the slope has been established. It is based on the existing NSW (Non-linear Shallow-water Wave Equations) model from MAST I (Norton and Holmes, 1991, and Norton and Holmes, 1992). This model has been re-established and more user friendly organized; impermeable and permeable slopes have been incorporated, and it...

Berm breakwater structures: Summary of the research at Imperial College

The existing Non-linear Shallow-water Wave Equation (NSW) model, from MAST I, has been re-established and is fully operational. The model has been developed to determine the flow characteristics on the slope and within the permeable layer of porous coastal structures as a result of the effects of incident waves, Figure 1. The model can be used...

Summary of velocity measurements at DHI

A series of comprehensive velocity measurements was carried out on the three dimensional model of the berm breakwater at the Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI) in September 1995. Those measurements were a part of the research on berm breakwaters within the MAST II programme sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities. The major part of...