New Physical Insights and Design Formulas on Wave Overtopping at Sloping and Vertical Structures

Abstract

Mean wave overtopping discharge is a key design parameter for many coastal structures, typically designed to limit overtopping discharge to below a chosen admissible value. Dutch, German, and British design guidance from the 1990s was updated using results of research projects supported by the European Commission, and subsequently unified with the publication of the European Manual for the Assessment of Wave Overtopping, or EurOtop [EurOtop. (2007)