Wave Forces on Vertical Walls: An Overview of Recent Work with Annotated Bibliography

摘要

The recent literature dealing with wave forces on a vertical wall has been reviewed. An annotated bibliography for literature since 1958 is presented. The method of Goda for calculating such forces (with or without a rubble-mound base) is outlined with some minor changes. The associated flow charts are also given, along with some recommendations for future work. The goal of this work is to provide an annotated review of the recent literature on wave forces on a plane, vertical wall. This goal was changed slightly early in the work. Many of the pertinent studies have considered a vertical wall (usually a concrete caisson) which rests on a rubble-mound base. This base alters the wave characteristics near the wall, and hence the induced pressures and total force on the wall. Since so many investigators have included such a base and many actual structures also have a base, it was included in the overview. Keywords: Breakwaters; Coastal structures; Seawalls; Wave forces. (jes)