Wave propagation over a submerged bar is simulated using the open source CFD model REEF3D with various incident wave heights to study shoaling, wave breaking features and the process of wave decomposition into higher harmonics for relatively long waves of kd=0.52. The computed free surface elevations are compared with experimental data and good agreement is obtained for both non-breaking and spilling breaking waves for both the wave phase and free surface elevation, which has been difficult to obtain in current literature. The differences in the mode of wave shoaling over the weather side slope and the wave decomposition over the lee side slope of the submerged bar are discussed. The evolution of spilling breakers and plunging breakers over the bar crest is also studied. It is found that the free surface elevation continuously increases due to shoaling in the case of non-breaking waves, whereas breaking waves propagate with much lower free surface elevations after breaking over the bar crest. The ...
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