• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2015

Coastlines are protected by breakwater structures against the erosion of sand or other materials along beaches due to wave action. This research examined the use of physical modeling to determine the effects of the tetrapod size and vertical walls of a rubble mound on the volume of wave overtopping under irregular wave conditions in coastal areas in Busan Yacht Harbor. In this analysis model, the structures were studied using irregular waves and the JONSWAP wave energy spectrum. To understand the effects of the tetrapod size and heights of the vertical wall, the study considered vertical walls of 0, 1.78, 6.83, and 9.33 cm with armor double layered material tetrapods of 8, 12, 16, and 20 tons. An extensive number of experiments covering a relatively large range of variables enabled a comprehensive discussion. First, in the presence of a short vertical wall, the water level played a key role in the overtopping discharge. In such circumstances, the values of the wave overtopping discharge decreased with increasing freeboard size. In the presence of a tall freeboard and middle, the value of the wave overtopping discharge was equally influenced by the vertical wall factor. Moreover, the tetrapod size decreased by an increase in the vertical wall factor, and relationship between them resulted in a short wall height. From an engineering point of view, considering a small water level may allow the choice of a shorter vertical wall, which would ultimately provide a more economical design.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.947-964
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• 2014

Rubble mound breakwaters protect the coastal line against severe erosion caused by wave action. This study examined the performance of different sizes and properties (i.e. height of vertical wall and tetrapod size) of rubble mound breakwaters on reducing the overtopping discharge. The physical model used in this study was derived based on an actual rubble mound in Busan Yacht Harbor. This research attempts to fill the gap in practical knowledge on the combined effect of the armor roughness and vertical wall on wave overtopping in rubble mound breakwaters. The main governing parameters used in this study were the vertical wall height, variation of the tetrapod weights, initial water level elevation, and the volume of overtopping under constant wave properties. The experimental results showed that the roughness factor differed according to the tetrapod size. Furthermore, the overtopping discharge with no vertical wall was similar to that with relatively short vertical walls (${\gamma}_v=1$). Therefore, the experimental results highlight the importance of the height of the vertical wall in reducing overtopping discharge. Moreover, a large tetrapod size may allow coastal engineers to choose a shorter vertical wall to save cost, while obtaining better performance.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.335-343
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 수리모형실험을 통해 낮은 마운드 높이에 높은 상치구조물을 갖는 경사식 호안(LMHW 호안)의 월파량에 관해 검토하였다. 상치구조물의 형식은 직립식, Flare 식 및 Bullnose 식을 적용하였으며, 호안 전면사면의 소파공은 테트라포드(2층적)와 아크로포드(1층적)를 적용하였다. 수리모형실험 결과는 EurOtop에서 제시하는 경사식 및 직립식 호안의 월파량 산정식과 비교하였다. LMHW 호안에 대해 경사식 호안의 월파량 산정식을 적용할 때 전면 소파공에 따른 조도영향계수(γ_f)로 EurOtop Manual에서 제시하는 계수를 적용할 경우 월파량이 과소평가 되었으나, 상치구조물 대비 마루높이 영향계수(γ_AR)를 곱한 수정조도계수를 적용한 경우에는 실험결과와 비교적 일치하였다. Flare 및 Bullnose 상치의 효과를 검토하기 위해 EurOtop Manual에서 제시하는 직립구조물 상부에 설치된 반파공의 효과(Kortenhaus et al., 2003; Pearson et al., 2004a)와 매끄러운 사면에 설치된 반파공의 효과(Van Doorslaer et al., 2015)를 적용하였다. 검토 결과 매끄러운 사면에 설치된 반파공의 효과가 낮은 마운드 높이에 높은 상치구조물을 갖는 경사식 호안에 보다 타당한 결과를 보였다.