ارزيابي آزمايشگاهي انعكاس امواج از ديوارهاي ساحلي صندوقه اي

Wave reflection from caisson marine walls

Wave reflection is one of the important parameters in design of a marine wall. Higher amount of reflection from a marine wall increases the wave height of wall and therefore the cost of the project. To reduce the wave reflection from a marine wall, special shapes of the wall facing should be used. One of the most efficient types, which seriously dissipates wave energy and reduces the wave reflection, is caisson wall. This paper evaluates the wave reflection coefficient from caisson walls with different porosity (different dimensions and layout for caisson blocks). This study was done by using some experimental tests on a small-scale model wall. The results from the tests clearly show a relationship between wave reflection coefficient and the wall porosity and the wave parameters.