TY - GEN
T1 - Field observations of wave-induced set-up on the French Aquitanian coast
AU - Heidarzadeh, Mohammad
AU - Bonneton, Philippe
AU - Bonneton, Natalie
AU - Tissier, Marion
PY - 2009/12/31
Y1 - 2009/12/31
N2 - We report and analyze extreme wave-induced set-up heights obtained during a large international field experiment on the Atlantic coast of France. The field experiment associated with a large storm with the maximum offshore wave height of more than 12 m, enabled us to record extreme set-up heights up to 2 m. Such extreme data which are necessary for developing further numerical and analytical studies in this field, were lacking in the literature. Our data agrees reasonably well with existing set-up data reported from other coasts in the world. A good correlation was observed between set-up and offshore wave height. Similar to other coasts, the setup-offshore wave height relationship was linear up to a value of about 1 m. Nonlinear behaviour was observed for higher set-up values. This study will help to further improve and validate the existing analytical and numerical solutions.
AB - We report and analyze extreme wave-induced set-up heights obtained during a large international field experiment on the Atlantic coast of France. The field experiment associated with a large storm with the maximum offshore wave height of more than 12 m, enabled us to record extreme set-up heights up to 2 m. Such extreme data which are necessary for developing further numerical and analytical studies in this field, were lacking in the literature. Our data agrees reasonably well with existing set-up data reported from other coasts in the world. A good correlation was observed between set-up and offshore wave height. Similar to other coasts, the setup-offshore wave height relationship was linear up to a value of about 1 m. Nonlinear behaviour was observed for higher set-up values. This study will help to further improve and validate the existing analytical and numerical solutions.
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U2 - 10.1115/OMAE2009-79364
DO - 10.1115/OMAE2009-79364
M3 - Chapter in a published conference proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:77952970079
SN - 9780791843444
T3 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE
SP - 233
EP - 241
BT - Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering 2009, OMAE2009
T2 - 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2009
Y2 - 31 May 2009 through 5 June 2009
ER -