WAVE TRANSMISSION AND MOORING FORCE TESTS ON FLOATING BREAKWATER, OAK HARBOR WASHINGTON: HYDRAULIC MODEL INVESTIGATION

A twin-pontoon floating breakwater was modeled for a prototype proposed for Oak Harbor, Washington. Chain and pile-type moorings were tested to determine the magnitude of the mooring forces, a resonant frequency comparison between wave Excitation frequencies and the natural frequency of the breakwater, and the breakwaters ability to attenuate wave action.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by U.S. Army Engineer District, Seattle, Washington.
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station

  3909 Halls Ferry Road
  Vicksburg, MS  United States  39180-6199
• Authors:
  • Davidson, D D
• Publication Date: 1971-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 52 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Breakwaters; Dynamic loads; Floating breakwaters; Hydraulic structures; Mooring; Structural design; Water waves
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hydraulic models
• Old TRIS Terms: Breakwater design
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050922
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Galveston
• Report/Paper Numbers: TR-H-71-3 Tech. Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM