Investigation of the effects of offshore breakwater parameters on sediment accumulation

BIRBEN A. R., OZOLCER I. H., Karasu S., KOMURCU M. I.

OCEAN ENGINEERING, cilt.34, sa.2, ss.284-302, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2005.12.006
  • Dergi Adı: OCEAN ENGINEERING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.284-302
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: offshore breakwater, sediment transport, sediment accumulation ratio, numerical model, shore protection, wave mechanics
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Littoral sediment transport is the main reason for coastal erosion and accretion. Therefore, various types of structures are used in shore protection and littoral sediment trapping studies. Offshore breakwaters are one of these structures. Construction of offshore breakwaters is one of the main countermeasures against beach erosion. In this paper, offshore protection process is studied on the effect of offshore breakwater parameters (length, distance and gap), wave parameters (height, period and angle) and on sediment accumulation ratio, one researched in a physical model. In addition to the experimental studies, numerical model in which the formulae of the sediment discharge (i.e. the formulae of CERC and Kamphuis), was used was developed and employed. The results of the experimental and numerical studies were compared with each other. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.