Shock pressure interactions on prototype sea dykes caused by breaking waves
Abstract
This paper deals with shock pressure phenomena due to breaking waves acting on sloping faces of sea dykes. The full-scale investigations were carried out in the new research facility LARGE WAVE CHANNEL in Hannover, Germany. Maximum shock pressure estimations are given for practical slopes 1:4 and 1:6. An extension of the results to steeper and flatter slopes is proposed. For the slope 1:6 the spatial shock pressure distribution and the shock pressure transfer to the subsoil are treated additionally.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Earthquake and Tsunami Effects
Hydraulic flow and structures
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 243–252
- Publication date
- 23 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter