A flexible container breakwater "FCB", is made of a flexible membrane which filled with sand-water slurry. It is proposed for use in shallow water to attenuate wave energy in non-frequent storm sites and as temporary deployments, instead of costly traditional breakwaters. Experimental studies were carried out under irregular waves mainly in a wave flume and another limited runs in a wave basin. The purpose is to evaluate FCB stability criteria and wave dissipation capabilities. Filling the FCB with slurry with 40% sand was found safe enough against floatation forces. Also, It keeps the system in position under subaerial condition at Hs=1.50 m &Tp=5.5 s and Hs=1.9 & Tp=7.0 s waves according to the FCB bottom contact width. For higher waves, it need be moored by a belt in which the maximum total force is estimated as 2% of its net weight under subaerial conditions and 4% under submergence ratio 0.15. The dissipation coefficient, within the tests program, reached to 80%. Finally, important parameters affecting the efficiency were discussed and its range of applications was proposed.
Abdellah, S. (2019). EVALUATION OF WAVE ATTENUATION BY FLEXIBLE CONTAINER BREAKWATER. JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences, 47(No 2), 133-147. doi: 10.21608/jesaun.2019.109856
MLA
Sherif Abdellah. "EVALUATION OF WAVE ATTENUATION BY FLEXIBLE CONTAINER BREAKWATER", JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences, 47, No 2, 2019, 133-147. doi: 10.21608/jesaun.2019.109856
HARVARD
Abdellah, S. (2019). 'EVALUATION OF WAVE ATTENUATION BY FLEXIBLE CONTAINER BREAKWATER', JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences, 47(No 2), pp. 133-147. doi: 10.21608/jesaun.2019.109856
VANCOUVER
Abdellah, S. EVALUATION OF WAVE ATTENUATION BY FLEXIBLE CONTAINER BREAKWATER. JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2019; 47(No 2): 133-147. doi: 10.21608/jesaun.2019.109856
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