Abstract: In 1989 Vincent and Briggs found that irregular waves with directional spread typical of natural wave systems were not as strongly focused behind a shoal as would be predicted from use of monochromatic waves. These conclusions ...

Abstract: A method is presented for determining the longshore travel distance of wave energy reflected from a coastal structure. These reflected waves may become trapped by refraction, causing reflected wave energy to impact the ...

Abstract: The transformation of monochromatic and directionally‐spread irregular waves passing over a submerged elliptical mound was studied in a controlled laboratory experiment. A directional spectral wave generator was used to ...

Abstract: A three-dimensional, physical model study of wave diffraction around a semi-infinite breakwater was conducted using a directional spectral wave generator. Both regular and irregular waves with narrow and broad frequency ...

Abstract: While studying the bathymetric transformation of ocean waves propagating into a coastal region, the engineer often invokes the concept of the significant wave to represent the offshore irregular sea state. As an approximation, ...