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EXCITATION OF EDGE WAVES BY WAVES OBLIQUELY INCIDENT UPON A BEACH

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Date Issued:
1987
Summary:
Edge waves are the longshore periodic wave motions that are trapped at the edge of water bodies and play an important role in coastal hydrodynamics. This study presents the experimental investigation of the excitation of synchronous edge waves by waves normally and obliquely incident on a uniformly sloping beach. The experimental results show that the edge wave amplitude is linearly proportional to that of the reflected waves. For a perfectly reflecting beach, the conclusion is consistent with the Rockliff model. The experimental results also indicate that the ratio of the edge wave amplitude to reflected amplitude is linearly proportional to the approach angle.
Title: EXCITATION OF EDGE WAVES BY WAVES OBLIQUELY INCIDENT UPON A BEACH.
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Name(s): CHANG, YUH-HUEI.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Lin, Newman K., Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1987
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 155 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Edge waves are the longshore periodic wave motions that are trapped at the edge of water bodies and play an important role in coastal hydrodynamics. This study presents the experimental investigation of the excitation of synchronous edge waves by waves normally and obliquely incident on a uniformly sloping beach. The experimental results show that the edge wave amplitude is linearly proportional to that of the reflected waves. For a perfectly reflecting beach, the conclusion is consistent with the Rockliff model. The experimental results also indicate that the ratio of the edge wave amplitude to reflected amplitude is linearly proportional to the approach angle.
Identifier: 14380 (digitool), FADT14380 (IID), fau:11183 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1987.
Subject(s): Ocean waves
Hydrodynamics
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