Journal of Engineering Research
Abstract
Abstract- Scour induced by waves and in combined wave-current is the main cause of coastal breakwater failure as a result of a lack of its efficiency. The maximum scours depths need to be estimated for the scours of breakwater foundations. Mechanisms of local scour and predictions of its maximum depths have been studied extensively for many years. Despite the complexity of the scour process, a lot of satisfying results and processes have been achieved by many investigators. So, this review focus on the effect of changing flow pattern and inducing wave reflection in front of vertical breakwaters on scour processes. In addition, different coefficients were studied to investigate the efficiency of vertical breakwaters and their result in changing the scour patterns and depth during the scour development. These coefficients were the breakwater distance from the shoreline, structure geometry, sediments, wave characteristics, and angle of wave strike. To get a comprehensive review of local scour for vertical breakwaters, major progress made by researchers is summarized in this review. Finally, conclusions and future research directions are addressed.
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nabil zedan, Ebrahim Rashwan, hewida mohammed omara, rana
(2023)
"Flow Pattern and Wave Reflection in front Breakwaters during the Scour Development: A Review,"
Journal of Engineering Research: Vol. 7:
Iss.
3, Article 32.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/erjeng/vol7/iss3/32