Abstract: Laboratory measurements of the instantaneous free surface, horizontal velocity, and void fraction fluctuations were made simultaneously for three cases of regular waves breaking on a plane slope. The data were reduced by ...

Abstract: A new kinematic undertow profile model is developed to relate the mean horizontal velocity, bottom shear stress, and boundary layer thickness in a simple but general manner. The model combines a logarithmic profile in the ...

Abstract: A statistical model is developed to predict wave overtopping of extreme waves on a fixed deck. The probability density function for the volume of overtopping water is based on the truncated Weibull distribution with the ...

Abstract: This paper shows that conventional harmonic analysis alone does not adequately predict the coastal water level variation at the entrance to Galveston Bay when strong meteorological forcing is present. The water level ...

Abstract: Three irregular wave test runs were conducted to obtain detailed data on irregular wave reflection and run‐up on a 1:3 rough impermeable slope. The test results were also used to evaluate the capabilities and limitations ...

Abstract: A physical model experiment was used to investigate irregular wave attenuation through emergent vegetation with variations in stem heights. The experiment was conducted with six peak periods, six incident wave heights, and ...

Abstract: Observations of the cross-shore variations of pressure gradients measured on a fixed barred beach in a large-scale laboratory wave flume are presented in this paper. The wave-induced components (0.1–1.0 Hz) of the free ...

Abstract: This paper describes the hydrodynamic characteristics of a pile-supported vertical wall breakwater, the upper part of which is a vertical wall, and the lower part consisting of an array of vertical piles. For regular waves, ...

Abstract: Physics-based fragilities for damage, loss, and resilience analysis are needed to model a community to earthquakes, hurricane winds, tornados, or floods. Currently, most building flood fragilities such as those available ...

Abstract: This paper presents an overview of laboratory experiments of vertical cylinders representative of aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) subjected to waves. The main objective is to provide an experimental dataset for the ...