LARGE-SCALE TWO-DIMENSIONAL HYDRAULIC MODELS
Clients: Various Members of the Petroleum Industry
Since 1981, Coastal Frontiers personnel have conducted twelve two-dimensional hydraulic model studies in the large wave flume at Oregon State University to verify and refine the design of coastal protection systems. The tests have encompassed armor types ranging from conventional quarrystone to innovative systems involving linked concrete mats, sand- and gravel-filled geotextile containers, and grout-filled geotextile containers.
Wave Flume at O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory
360 ft long x 12 ft wide x 15 ft deep
Irregular and monochromatic waves with maximum heights in excess of 4 ft
Model scale ratios vary as large as 1:3
Accurate representations of armor stability, wave runup, and wave overtopping
Parameters Investigated
Armor stability
Slope deformation
Wave run-up elevations
Wave overtopping volumes
Effects of following wind