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Assessment of floating breakwaters

Marine Behaviour and Physiology, 1992
Structures for wave attenuation, i.e. floating breakwaters, exist mainly as theoretical concepts. Research into floating breakwaters has a long way to go before a practical floating breakwater is developed. However, the demand for development of such structures has always been strong in the field of offshore engineering.
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Dual pontoon floating breakwater

Ocean Engineering, 1997
The hydrodynamic properties of a dual pontoon floating breakwater consisting of a pair of floating cylinders of rectangular section, connected by a rigid deck, is investigated theoretically. The structure is partially restrained by linear symmetric moorings fore and aft.
A.N. Williams, A.G. Abul-Azm
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Wave interactions with a floating breakwater

2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER), 2012
The present paper describes the hydraulic performance of a newly developed floating breakwater in regular waves. Laboratory tests were conducted with the aim of determining the wave transmission, reflection and energy dissipation characteristics of the breakwater model under various wave conditions.
Hee Min Teh, Nuzul Izani Mohammed
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Dual floating breakwaters

Ocean Engineering, 1993
Abstract A numerical model is developed to investigate the behavior of a pair of flexible, floating breakwaters consisting of complaint, beam-like structures anchored to the sea bed. Each structure is kept under tension by a small buoyancy chamber at the tip, additional stiffness in each case is provided by mooring lines attached to the buoyancy ...
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Dynamics of Cage Floating Breakwater

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 2005
Floating breakwaters have potential applications in protecting minor ports and harbors such as fisheries and recreational harbors, where-in stringent tranquillity requirements are not warranted. In field applications of the existing floating breakwaters, limitations are imposed due to their large relative width (ratio between breakwater width and wave ...
K. Murali, S. S. Amer, J. S. Mani
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Floating Membrane Breakwater

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 1996
Abstract The hydrodynamic properties of a flexible floating breakwater consisting of a membrane structure attached to a small float restrained by moorings are investigated theoretically. The tension in the membrane is achieved by hanging a clump weight from its lower end.
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Floating Breakwaters-A Wave Tank Study

Journal of Petroleum Technology, 1973
There is a need in the offshore industry for a means of protecting certain operations and for reducing time lost because of weather. A floating breakwater may be the answer in many cases. A laboratory study is presented that establishes the most important parameters affecting a breakwater's performance. Introduction
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Performance of Cage Floating Breakwater

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 1997
Conventional floating breakwaters are examined and the feasibility of developing a cage floating breakwater is explored. Earlier studies on floating breakwaters reveal that, to achieve a transmission coefficient (\iK\i\dt) less than 0.5, the breakwater width to wave length ratio (\IW/L\N) should necessarily be greater than 0.4 for most of the ...
K. Murali, J. S. Mani
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Damping Effect of Floating Breakwater

Journal of the Waterways and Harbors Division, 1969
The results of experimental studies are presented concerning the mechanism of attenuation of waves and the damping effect of the floating breakwater to which the system of phase difference is applied is shown. As the floating body rolls responding to the incident wave and simultaneously is forced by mooring ropes, so the phase difference between motion
Juichi Kato, Toshifumi Noma, Yukio Uekita, Seiya Hagino   +3 more
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Operational Experience with Floating Breakwaters

Marine Technology and SNAME News, 1977
In the past few years floating breakwaters used for the protection of marina facilities have found increasing application. They provide a cost-effective solution at many potential sites and alleviate the environmental damage associated with more traditional breakwater construction.
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