Abstract: This paper presents a parametric study on storm-surge reduction by flexible vegetation in coastal wetlands under idealized prototype conditions. A vegetation-induced flow resistance model that considers flow depth, flow ...

Abstract: The paper presents theoretical and numerical analyses of random wave attenuation attributable to vegetation. Existing models based on Rayleigh distribution of wave heights are critically examined followed by the development ...

Abstract: A number of U.S. coastal bridges have been destroyed by hurricanes, including three highway bridges in Mississippi and Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina (2005). This paper addresses three fundamental questions on the ...

Abstract: In comparison with wave modeling on an open coast, the complex geometry and bathymetry of estuaries, the unsteady conditions associated with estuarine circulation generated by tides and winds, and the relatively inadequate ...