Accounting for random wave run-up in overtopping predictions

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Maritime Engineering

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 113-122

  Hedges, Terence S ^a   Reis, Maria T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal engineering; Design methods and aids; Sea defences

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DATA REDUCTION; MARINE ENGINEERING; STORMS; WAVES;

FREE-BOARDS; OVERTOPPING; PHYSICAL MODELS; RANDOM WAVES;

RETAINING WALLS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL PROTECTION; DESIGN; OVERTOPPING; RANDOM WAVE; SEA WALL; WAVE RUNUP;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL PROTECTION; DESIGN; OVERTOPPING; RANDOM WAVE; SEA WALL; WAVE RUNUP;

EID: 13244272211     PISSN: 17417597     EISSN: 17517737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/maen.2004.157.3.113     Document Type: Article

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