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<p>To quantify the effect of a current on the height of a wave’s run-up and overtopping combined with an oblique wave approach, the “FlowDike” hydraulic research project was carried out. Tests were performed on two dike slopes of 1:3 and 1:6. Waves were generated across (perpendicular to) the physical model and also inclined in-plane to the stream axis. Oblique waves were generated both towards and along the flow’s direction. The effect of the current and of the wave direction on the height of the wave run-up and amount of the wave overtopping was expressed by means of a combined correction factor for the wave’s inclination and flow velocity. The results of the research confirmed that the flow velocity had only a small effect.</p>
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To quantify the effect of a current on the height of a wave’s run-up and overtopping combined with an oblique wave approach, the “FlowDike” hydraulic research project was carried out. Tests were performed on two dike slopes of 1:3 and 1:6. Waves were generated across (perpendicular to) the physical model and also inclined in-plane to the stream axis. Oblique waves were generated both towards and along the flow’s direction. The effect of the current and of the wave direction on the height of the wave run-up and amount of the wave overtopping was expressed by means of a combined correction factor for the wave’s inclination and flow velocity. The results of the research confirmed that the flow velocity had only a small effect.

Wave Run-Ups and Overtopping Affected by Oblique Wave Approaches and Currents

Institute of Water Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering

iKD Ingenieur-Consult GmbH, Dept. Fachbereich Wasserbau

Institut für Wasserbau und Technische Hydromechanik, Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen

Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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To quantify the effect of a current on the height of a wave’s run-up and overtopping combined with an oblique wave approach, the “FlowDike” hydraulic research...

Wave Run-Ups and Overtopping Affected by Oblique Wave Approaches and Currents

Publié en ligne: 12 juil. 2022

Pages: 12 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2022-0010

Mots clés
Wave field, Wave run-up, Wave overtopping, Wave-current interaction, Levees, Freeboard

© 2022 Miroslav Špano et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Wave Run-Ups and Overtopping Affected by Oblique Wave Approaches and Currents

Publié en ligne: 12 juil. 2022

Pages: 12 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2022-0010

Mots clésWave field, Wave run-up, Wave overtopping, Wave-current interaction, Levees, Freeboard

© 2022 Miroslav Špano et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Wave field, Wave run-up, Wave overtopping, Wave-current interaction, Levees, Freeboard