Performance Analysis of a Tethered Float Breakwater,

摘要

The report describes laboratory experiments at one-half scale using simulated random seas and field tests at full scale of an installation of a dynamic floating breakwater system in a limited fetch situation. An analytical model is described which successfully predicts the performance of any tethered float breakwater configuration,given the incident wave spectrum. The methodology for selecting the arbitrary resistance coefficients in the predictive model is discussed. Predicted and measured performance data for a total of 60laboratory and field experiments are displayed,covering a very broad range of wave climates.