Simulation of Wave Overtopping of Maritime Structures in a Numerical Wave Flume
A numerical wave flume based on the particle finite element method (PFEM) is applied to simulate wave overtopping for impermeable maritime structures. An assessment of the performance and robustness of the numerical wave flume is carried out for two different cases comparing numerical results with e...
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| description | A numerical wave flume based on the particle finite element method (PFEM) is applied to simulate wave overtopping for impermeable maritime structures. An assessment of the performance and robustness of the numerical wave flume is carried out for two different cases comparing numerical results with experimental data. In the first case, a well-defined benchmark test of a simple low-crested structure overtopped by regular nonbreaking waves is presented, tested in the lab, and simulated in the numerical wave flume. In the second case, state-of-the-art physical experiments of a trapezoidal structure placed on a sloping beach overtopped by regular breaking waves are simulated in the numerical wave flume. For both cases, main overtopping events are well detected by the numerical wave flume. However, nonlinear processes controlling the tests proposed, such as nonlinear wave generation, energy losses along the wave propagation track, wave reflection, and overtopping events, are reproduced with more accuracy in the first case. Results indicate that a numerical wave flume based on the PFEM can be applied as an efficient tool to supplement physical models, semiempirical formulations, and other numerical techniques to deal with overtopping of maritime structures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-432563d46f9c4ff78f1070e6757e4fcc2025-08-20T02:37:57ZengWileyJournal of Applied Mathematics1110-757X1687-00422012-01-01201210.1155/2012/246146246146Simulation of Wave Overtopping of Maritime Structures in a Numerical Wave FlumeTiago C. A. Oliveira0Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla1Xavier Gironella2Maritime Engineering Laboratory, Technical University of Catalonia, 08034 Barcelona, SpainMaritime Engineering Laboratory, Technical University of Catalonia, 08034 Barcelona, SpainMaritime Engineering Laboratory, Technical University of Catalonia, 08034 Barcelona, SpainA numerical wave flume based on the particle finite element method (PFEM) is applied to simulate wave overtopping for impermeable maritime structures. An assessment of the performance and robustness of the numerical wave flume is carried out for two different cases comparing numerical results with experimental data. In the first case, a well-defined benchmark test of a simple low-crested structure overtopped by regular nonbreaking waves is presented, tested in the lab, and simulated in the numerical wave flume. In the second case, state-of-the-art physical experiments of a trapezoidal structure placed on a sloping beach overtopped by regular breaking waves are simulated in the numerical wave flume. For both cases, main overtopping events are well detected by the numerical wave flume. However, nonlinear processes controlling the tests proposed, such as nonlinear wave generation, energy losses along the wave propagation track, wave reflection, and overtopping events, are reproduced with more accuracy in the first case. Results indicate that a numerical wave flume based on the PFEM can be applied as an efficient tool to supplement physical models, semiempirical formulations, and other numerical techniques to deal with overtopping of maritime structures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/246146 |
| spellingShingle | Tiago C. A. Oliveira Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla Xavier Gironella Simulation of Wave Overtopping of Maritime Structures in a Numerical Wave Flume Journal of Applied Mathematics |
| title | Simulation of Wave Overtopping of Maritime Structures in a Numerical Wave Flume |
| title_full | Simulation of Wave Overtopping of Maritime Structures in a Numerical Wave Flume |
| title_fullStr | Simulation of Wave Overtopping of Maritime Structures in a Numerical Wave Flume |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulation of Wave Overtopping of Maritime Structures in a Numerical Wave Flume |
| title_short | Simulation of Wave Overtopping of Maritime Structures in a Numerical Wave Flume |
| title_sort | simulation of wave overtopping of maritime structures in a numerical wave flume |
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