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APPENDIX B. SYMBOLS AND NOTATION
ki
Ari
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K
K
K
Er
Kem
Aknm
bottom roughness length dimension
wavenumber in direction of oblique wave propagation
wavenumber of progressive wave
wavenumber of local disturbance standing waves
dimensionless coefficient, equal in model and prototype
stone size scale multiplier
complete elliptic integral of the first kind
reflection coefficient
elliptic integral
long wave wave numb er
bound long wave wavenumber
I - vertical distance from bottom to wave board hinge
f - distance from the zero-stress point
f.a - characteristic linear dimension of armor unit
- relative length
- distance between wave gauges in reflection array
L - length
L - length dimension
L - wavelength
L - subscript for wavelength in scale ratio
Ld - characteristic dolos length
Li - wavelength of the ith linear component
Lmax ~ maximum resolvable wavelength for given gauge spacing
Lmin - minimum resolvable wavelength for given gauge spacing
Lo - deepwater wavelength
Lop - deepwater wavelength associated with peak period, Tp
Lp - wavelength associated with the peak spectral frequency
Lx ~ characteristic horizontal length
Ly - wavelength alone the axis of a “snake” wavemaker
Lz ~ characteristic vertical length
AL - average width of the core material section
m - subscript representing model
m - subscript referring to the mth wave component
m - mass of the incident body
m - elliptic parameter
mj - beach slope
ml - subscript representing “mooring line”