Oblique wave trapping by periodic array of two-layer pile rock breakwaters placed on uneven seabed

ABSTRACT

This research work evaluates the wave trapping efficiency of the periodic array of two-layer pile-rock breakwaters (TPRBs) placed far away from vertical rigid wall. The analytical model is developed to study the effect of TPRBs on the variation of wave reflection and reduction of fluid force experienced by wall based on the classical potential flow and porous media flow theory. The effect of the uneven seabed on wave trapping by TPRBs is added to show its significance, and the porous structure consists of a pair of layers with individual porosities. The seaside and leeside protection walls are introduced to secure the two-layer rock from vertical and horizontal failures. Thus, the continuity of velocity and pressure is applied in the vertical and horizontal directions. The eigenfunction expansion method based on orthogonal mode-coupling relation is used to solve the unknown coefficients. The effect of incident wave properties and TPRBs physical properties on wave trapping is reported as a function of breakwater width, gap region, and trapping chamber length. The correctness of the present study results is verified with the available results. The study strongly suggests that the variation of wave reflection by TPRBs is a trivariate function, which would depend upon the width, spacing, and porosity of the TPRBs. Around 30–40% reduction of wave reflection is obtained after introducing the TPRBs.

KEYWORDS:

• Wave reflection
• stratified rock-core
• vertical piles
• wave trapping
• eigenfunction expansion method

Acknowledgments

ED acknowledges the Department of Civil Engineering, JNTU Anantapuram, Andhra Pradesh for providing the facilities to conduct this research. ESR thank the Civil Engineering Department, G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh for providing the facilities to conduct the research work.

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