Scale Effects Related to Small Physical Modelling of Overtopping of Rubble Mound Breakwaters

Hans F. Burcharth; Thomas Lykke Andersen

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Scale Effects Related to Small Physical Modelling of Overtopping of Rubble Mound Breakwaters

Hans F. Burcharth, Thomas Lykke Andersen

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By comparison of overtopping discharges recorded in prototype and small scale physical models it was demonstrated in the EU-CLASH project that small scale tests significantly underestimate smaller discharges. Deviations in overtopping are due to model and scale effects. These effects are discussed in the paper and it is explained why it is impossible quantitatively to identify model and scale effects by comparison of the performance of prototype and small scale models. For such identification are needed special dedicated tests. The paper presents such a test which identify the scale effect in the rubble armour on the upper part of the slope. This effect is believed to be the main reason for the found deviations between overtopping in prototype and small scale tests.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Coastal Structures 2007 : Proceedings of the 5th International Conference : Venice, Italy, 2-4 July 2007
Editors	Leopoldo Franco, Giuseppe R. Tomasicchio, Alberto Lamberti
Number of pages	11
Publisher	World Scientific
Publication date	2009
Pages	1532-1541
ISBN (Print)	9789814280990 (set), 9814280992 (set), 9789814282017 (Volume 2), 9814282014 (Volume 2)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814282024_0135
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	Coastal Structures - Venice, Italy Duration: 2 Jul 2007 → 4 Jul 2007 Conference number: 5

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Conference	Coastal Structures
Number	5
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Venice
Period	02/07/2007 → 04/07/2007

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Breakwaters
Rubble Mound Breakwaters
Overtopping Breakwaters
Scale Effects

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Burcharth, H. F., & Andersen, T. L. (2009). Scale Effects Related to Small Physical Modelling of Overtopping of Rubble Mound Breakwaters. In L. Franco, G. R. Tomasicchio, & A. Lamberti (Eds.), Coastal Structures 2007: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference : Venice, Italy, 2-4 July 2007 (pp. 1532-1541). World Scientific. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814282024_0135

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Burcharth, HF & Andersen, TL 2009, Scale Effects Related to Small Physical Modelling of Overtopping of Rubble Mound Breakwaters. in L Franco, GR Tomasicchio & A Lamberti (eds), Coastal Structures 2007: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference : Venice, Italy, 2-4 July 2007. World Scientific, pp. 1532-1541, Coastal Structures, Venice, Italy, 02/07/2007. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814282024_0135

Scale Effects Related to Small Physical Modelling of Overtopping of Rubble Mound Breakwaters. / Burcharth, Hans F.; Andersen, Thomas Lykke.
Coastal Structures 2007: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference : Venice, Italy, 2-4 July 2007. ed. / Leopoldo Franco; Giuseppe R. Tomasicchio; Alberto Lamberti. World Scientific, 2009. p. 1532-1541.

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Scale Effects Related to Small Physical Modelling of Overtopping of Rubble Mound Breakwaters

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