Table 6.2. Wave run-up methods.
Method
Slopes
Waves
Setting
Equations
Comments
Hunt [1959],
Battjes [1974]
Smooth,
imperméable,
continuous
Regular
Laboratory
— = e
H0
0.1 < £ < 0.3
CERC [1984]
Smooth,
imperméable,
continuous
Regular
Laboratory
Chart solution, refer CEM [1984]
d q
— « 2.0
Ho
Mase [1989]
Smooth,
imperméable,
continuous, gentle:
9 = 1.9°-11.3°
Irregular
Laboratory
Ho
R2%:a = 1-86, b = 0.71
R-.a = 0.88, b = 0.69
0.007 < — < 0.07
Lo
Nielsen and
Hanslow [1991]
Beach sand of
9 = 1.5°-10.8°
Mean grain
size = 0.18-0.8 mm
Irregular
Field
R —— cLswm -,
= 1’98
LsuüTYI =
tail (3 F
Lswm = 0.05(3IormsL/o)^^
for tan/3p > 0.10
for tan /3p < 0.10
Ahrens and
Seelig [1996]
Sand and gravel
beaches
Irregular Laboratory and Field
^2%
4.1 / d3W
Hso
-^0 V d>sr
No =----- ™
wsrT
tv st == 14.5(ds7') 1 ‘ i
d in mm, wsr in cm/s
war for fresh water and
0.15 < dsr < 0.85 mm
6. Wave Run-up and Overtopping