Analysis of rubble mound foundation failure of a caisson breakwater subjected to tsunami attack

Miguel Esteban*, Nguyen Danh Thao, Hiroshi Takagi, Tomoya Shibayama

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Abstract

Presently, there is no methodology to evaluate the deformation that the rubble mound of a caisson breakwater would suffer if it was attacked by a tsunami. The present paper proposes a methodology to evaluate this deformation based on the method of Esteban and Shibayama (2006), which originally was developed for wind waves. The method was verified by carrying out laboratory experiments using solitary waves and comparing the results to those obtained using the new methodology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 18th 2008 International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2008
Pages528-534
Number of pages7
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event18th 2008 International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2008 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: 2008 Jul 62008 Jul 11

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
ISSN (Print)1098-6189
ISSN (Electronic)1555-1792

Conference

Conference18th 2008 International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2008
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period08/7/608/7/11

Keywords

  • Deformation
  • Reliability
  • Risk assessment
  • Rubble mound
  • Tilting
  • Tsunami

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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