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Ataur

EWC 471: Basic Coastal Engineering

Lecture-9: Wave force on structures

(Non-breaking wave force)

Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman

Professor
Dept. of Water Resources Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
BUET, Dhaka-1000

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Vertical faced coastal structure: breakwater

Vertical faced coastal structure: Sea wall

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Waves hitting on Sea wall

Sloping faced coastal structure: Breakwater

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a Hi
2a = Ai

1) Non-breaking wave force – Static

2) Breaking wave force - Dynamic

3) Broken wave force - - Dynamic

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1) Non-breaking wave force

2) Breaking wave force

3) Broken wave force

1) Non-breaking wave force

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1) Non-breaking wave force

1) Non-breaking wave force

z=0, d=0

z = -d

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1) Non-breaking wave force

Example: Non-breaking wave force

A wall is located at a depth of 10 m at sea. Waves of 2 m height and 100 m
wave length are propagating towards the wall. Assume, ɣ = 10 KN/m3.
Calculate the magnitude and location of non-breaking wave force on the wall.
When,
(a) Wave crest hit the wall
(b) Wave trough hit the wall

H =2 m, L=100 m

d = 10 m ɣ = 10 KN/m3

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Example: Non-breaking wave force

(a) When wave crest hit the wall
H = 2 m, L = 100 m
d = 10 m
ɣ = 10 KN/m3

standing wave Incident wave

H= 2 m

L = 100 m

F=?

Example: Non-breaking wave force

(a) When wave crest hit the wall

H = 2 m, L = 100 m
d = 10 m k = 2π / L = (2 x 3.14) / 100 = 0.0628
ɣ = 10 KN/m3 kd = 0.0628 x 10 = 0.628

Pressure at bottom,
P = (10 x 2) / (cosh 0.628) + (10 x 10)
2m
= 116.6 KN/m2

h
F = 0.5 x P x h = 0.5 x 116.6 x (10+2)
10 m
F=?
= 699.6 KN/m (Ans)

P Location of F will be, h/3 = 4 m above the

bottom (Ans)

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Example: Non-breaking wave force

(b) When wave trough hit the wall

H = 2 m, L = 100 m
d = 10 m
ɣ = 10 KN/m3

standing wave
Incident wave

H= 2 m
2m

L = 100 m
h 10 m
F=?

Example: Non-breaking wave force

(b) When wave trough hit the wall

H = 2 m, L = 100 m
d = 10 m
k = 2π / L = (2 x 3.14) / 100 = 0.0628
ɣ = 9.81 KN/m3
kd = 0.0628 x 10 = 0.628

Pressure at bottom,
P = - (10 x 2) / (cosh 0.628) + (10 x 10)
2m
= 83.4 KN/m2

h 10 m F = 0.5 x P x h = 0.5 x 83.4 x (10-2)

F=? = 333.6 KN/m (Ans)
P
Location of F will be, h/3 = 2.67 m above
the bottom (Ans)

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Thank
you all

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