Submerged structures are frequently used in coastal engineering applications, such as tunnel and pipeline protection works, breakwaters, and artificial reefs. Although a significant number of research works have focused on low-crested structures, there is far less research into deeply submerged structures. In most research, lightly-sloped, uniform cross-sectioned submerged structures with specific crest elevations are considered.
The present thesis deals with the three-dimensional physical and numerical modelling of the interaction of irregular waves with a large-scale three-dimensional submerged structure. It aims to advance the understanding of the structure's influence on the irregular wave field, the wave-induced velocities along the structure crest, and the wave-induced currents. The ability of a nonlinear Boussinesq wave model to simulate these processes is also investigated and assessed.
Analysis was performed on a multitude of data, including---but not limited to---wave heights, wave periods, wave energy spectra, energy transfer functions, reflection analyses, and wave-induced velocities. In general, the analysis and comparison performed showed that the numerical model provided a modestly accurate representation of the physical modelling results.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/27954 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Baker, Scott |
| Publisher | University of Ottawa (Canada) |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 208 p. |
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