20. The safety of breakwaters against wave overtopping
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Published:1992
M. De Gerloni, L. Franco, G. Passoni, 1992. "20. The safety of breakwaters against wave overtopping", Coastal structures and breakwaters: Proceedings of the conference organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers, and held in London on 6&8 November 1991, The Institution of Civil Engineers
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The paper reports on experimental investigations to assess the safety of variable configurations of composite and vertical breakwaters against wave overtopping. Individual overtopping volumes were measured and their effect on model targets of persons and cars located behind the crown wall statistically evaluated.
SYNOPSIS
INTRODUCTION
EXPERIMENTAL SET UP
OVERTOPPING PERFORMANCES OF BREAKWATERS
OVERTOPPING EFFECT
CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER WORK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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