Abstract: A free-surface semicircular breakwater (SCB) has been developed for protecting coastal and marine infrastructures against ocean waves. The hydrodynamic characteristics of the breakwater are investigated in irregular seas ...

Abstract: Often when a plunging breaker impacts on a wall, an air pocket is trapped at the wall. This paper extends a pressure-impulse model for wave impact on a wall to include a simple model of a trapped air pocket. The inclusion ...

Abstract: This work aims to enhance the evidence base of extreme impact loads on the front (outer) wall and within the chamber of an oscillating water column (OWC) integrated into a vertical breakwater. Data are from large-scale ...