Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
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EISSN:1943-5460|ISSN:0733-950X|Disc:The Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering disseminates to the profession engineering and scientific advances made in the COPRI disciplines. The journal is a strong forum for civil engineering disciplines related to ocean, coastal and riverine waters as well as the interaction of these waters and the adjacent built and natural environments. This broad scope makes the Journal an ideal choice for the publication and dissemination of archival contributions dealing with important related topics. Topics include dredging, floods, sediment transport, tides, wind waves and storm surge, tsunamis, climate change, rising sea level, extreme weather events and other hazards that affect shorelines, waterways, estuaries, and ports and harbors, as well as efforts to mitigate the impact of such hazards. Of equal interest is the development and operation of offshore facilities and ocean resource utilization, such as renewable energy and ocean mining. Types of publications include original journal articles, comprehensive review articles, short technical notes, case studies of special interest to the readership, book reviews, and special issues on selected topics|Priority:6|Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers|
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Numerical Investigation on the Motion Dynamics of Submerged Gravity Anchors Exposed to Wave Action
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents a numerical modeling approach to analyze the dynamic response of gravity anchors subjected to waves at various submergence depths. The aim is to model stages of lowering during the installation process ... -
Investigation of Wave Power Conversion Efficiency and Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Floating Twin-Hybrid Wave-Energy Device in Random Waves
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The potential advantages of wave-energy converters can be extended beyond their capability to produce clean and safe energy, including wave attenuation using hybrid devices. This study presents an experimental investigation ... -
Hydrodynamic Mechanisms and Pathways of Potential Navigation Channel Shoaling by Nearby Parallel Islands
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)As the demand for transcontinental commerce has increased over the past century, navigation channels have been maintained at increasingly greater depths to continue access of deep draft vessels to inland ports. Over time, ... -
Accurate Determination of Far-Field Source Terms of Barge Overflow Dredge Plumes Based on Near-Field Monitoring and Modeling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study presents a comprehensive monitoring campaign combined with near-field computational fluid dynamics (CFD) plume dispersion simulations for the overflow plumes originating from a barge being filled by a cutter ... -
Experimental Investigation of Overflow on the Lee Side of River Groins due to Long-Period Primary Ship-Induced Waves Using Particle Image Velocimetry Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The passage of ships in confined waterways creates a stern wave that can overflow bank protection structures such as groins. This overflow, due to the long-period primary ship-induced waves, can be high in velocity, ... -
Application of a Consistent Nonlinear Mild-Slope Equation Model to Random Wave Propagation and Dissipation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In the context of actual surface wave conditions, the wave field is represented as a set of complex fluctuations that randomly change in both time and space, commonly known as “random waves.” These random waves can be ... -
Advanced Method for Improving Verticality of Dynamically Installed Anchors during Free Fall in Water
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The verticality of a dynamically installed anchor (DIA) during free fall in water is vital for successful installation of the anchor within the seabed. Two lines, a deployment line and a mooring chain, are usually used to ... -
Simple Method to Introduce Artificial Damping in Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converters under Regular Waves Considering Viscous Effects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The Morison equation is extensively employed to consider viscous effects in hydrodynamic investigations of diverse wave energy converters using the boundary element method (BEM). Nonetheless, linearizing the nonlinear drag ... -
Turbulent Flow Field and Scour Characteristics around Bridge Pier in Combined Wave and Current Conditions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This experimental study investigates the effect of surface waves that are superimposed on a unidirectional current around a bridge pier in a gravel bed, which employs particle image velocimetry (PIV). A comprehensive ... -
Reattachment Length of Flow at the Lee Side of a Vertical Spur Dike in an Open Channel
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Spur dikes are deployed to regulate the flow in an open channel for navigation and bank protection as well as protection of beaches against erosion. The spacing between spurs is a crucial design parameter. The reattachment ... -
Wake Field Interaction in 3D Tidal Turbine Arrays: Numerical Analysis for the Pentland Firth
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study presents a methodology for applying the three-dimensional actuator disk-RANS technique in modeling tidal energy converters within a regional-scale simulation. Of particular interest are the robustness of the ... -
Simulation of Depth-Limited Breaking Waves in a 3D Fully Nonlinear Potential Flow Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Extending an earlier two-dimensional (2D) implementation, a novel method is introduced for both detecting the onset of wave breaking and simulating the resulting energy dissipation in limited water depth, in a three-dimensional ... -
Confined-Crest Impact: The Influence of the Toe Berm on the Impulsive Forces
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The primary function of composite vertical breakwaters is to shield harbor basins from incoming waves and currents. To ensure high hydraulic efficiency, recurved parapets are commonly employed to mitigate the wave overtopping ... -
Observations of Primary Ship Waves at the Margins of a Confined Tidal River
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Primary waves produced by large ships in confined waterways can threaten the sustainability and safety of coastal regions near maritime shipping routes, but the present understanding and predictability of primary wave ... -
Developing Closed-Form Equations of Maximum Drag and Moment on Rigid Vegetation Stems in Fully Nonlinear Waves
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Coastal wetlands act as natural buffers against wave energy and storm surges. In the course of energy dissipation, vegetation stems are exposed to wave action, which may lead to stem breakage. An integral component of wave ... -
Practical 2DV Modeling of Deposition and Erosion of Sand and Mud in Dredged Channels due to Currents and Waves
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)This paper presents an easy to operate time-dependent, two-dimensional vertical model for the simulation of sand and mud concentrations, transport, and morphodynamic bed evolution in conditions with combined currents and ... -
Periodic Fluctuations of Transport as a Determinant of Inland Waterway Shipping Competitiveness
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)Among the factors determining the competitiveness of transportation sectors, those associated with travel time play a crucial role. Constant availability of transportation services over time is a key factor. Inland waterway ... -
Spatiotemporal Scouring Processes around a Square Column on a Sloped Beach Induced by Tsunami Bores
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Tsunamis continue to pose an existential threat to life and infrastructure in many coastal areas around the world. One of the risks associated with tsunamis is the formation of deep scour holes around critical infrastructure ... -
Influence of Belowground Biomass on Barrier-Island Evolution During Storms: A Computational Parameter Study
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Barrier islands span 10% of the world’s coastlines and dominate along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts in the USA routinely exposed to storm surge. These islands serve as buffers between the open coast and the mainland, ... -
Experimental Study of Flow Characteristics and Geometry of Scour Hole around Cylindrical Piers Subject to Wave and Current
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)Scour is a significant contributing factor to bridge failures, and when a bridge fails, it totally or partially loses its serviceability, causing fatalities, delays in emergency transportation and evacuation efforts, and ...