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Sheet 2 computation of peak orbital velocities (horizontal and vertical) over the water depth; maximum orbital excurs
Sheet 4 computation of water pressure over the water depth under wave crest and wave trough
Sheet 5 computation of wave asymmetry based on methods of Abreu-Ruessink; Isobe-Horikawa and Second order Sto
oblems and solutions
d wave trough
Method Hunt
Depth Wave length L Y kh
(m) (m) (-) (-)
500 156.21 20.101 20.101
100 155.88 4.020 4.029
75 155.01 3.015 3.039
50 150.81 2.010 2.082
25 130.33 1.005 1.205
10 92.37 0.402 0.680
5 67.68 0.201 0.464
4 60.98 0.161 0.412
3 53.26 0.121 0.354
2 44.25 0.080 0.284
1 33.48 0.040 0.188
lowing, 180=opposing
86.5632558893
Method Nielsen
Hunt
(not valid for deeper water > 50 m)
k Y kh k Wave length L
(1/m) (-) (-) (1/m) (m)
0.040 20.101 75.602 0.151 41.53
0.040 4.020 4.348 0.043 144.44
0.041 3.015 3.095 0.041 152.19
0.042 2.010 2.068 0.041 151.80
0.048 1.005 1.201 0.048 130.70
0.068 0.402 0.680 0.068 92.42
0.093 0.201 0.464 0.093 67.69
0.103 0.161 0.412 0.103 60.97
0.118 0.121 0.354 0.118 53.16
0.142 0.080 0.287 0.144 43.70
0.188 0.040 0.202 0.202 31.11
2. Computation of orbital velocities using linear wave theory
z Umax Wmax
Level below surface Peak horizontal velocity peak vertical velocity
(m) (m/s) (m/s)
0 1.593 -0.942
-1 1.532 -0.836
-1.5 1.505 -0.784
-2 1.479 -0.733
-3 1.433 -0.635
-4 1.393 -0.539
-5 1.359 -0.445
-6 1.332 -0.354
-7 1.311 -0.264
-8 1.296 -0.175
-9 1.287 -0.087
-10 1.284 0.000
-11 1.287 0.087
-12 1.296 0.175
ing linear wave theory
Amax
Peak horizontal excursion
(m)
2.536
2.440
2.396
2.355
2.281
2.218
2.164
2.121
2.088
2.064
2.050
2.045
2.050
2.064
3. Computation of mass flux velocities based on Stokes
D e p th b e l o w s u rfa c e (m )
Water depth h 10 (m)
wave period T 10 (s)
Wave height H 3 (m)
kh 0.6798406775 (-) -9
-10
-0.05 0 0.05 0.1
Drift velocity (m/s)
D e p th b e l o w s u rfa c e (m )
0
-1
-2
-3
-4 Stoke s drift (bounded d
-5 Longuet-Higgins strea m
-6
Stokes drift (unbounded domain)
Stokes drift (bounded domain) -7
-8
-9
0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2
-10
Drift velocity (m/s)
-0.1 -0.05 0 0.05velocity (m/s)
Drift 0.1 0
z LONGUET-HIGGENS
level below surface Term0 Term1 Term2 Term3 total drift velocity
terms required for column K (- = seaward: + landward)
(m) (m/s)
0 0.0892891 3.5758473 0.6183507 -4.256836 -0.005592868
-1 0.0892891 3.3469622 0.3281139 -4.214267 -0.0481439221
-2 0.0892891 3.1522752 0.1526095 -4.086562 -0.0697953247
-3 0.0892891 2.9881814 0.0324017 -3.87372 -0.076175908
-4 0.0892891 2.8516426 -0.055708 -3.575742 -0.0696283768
-5 0.0892891 2.7401305 -0.117784 -3.192627 -0.0509198279
-6 0.0892891 2.6515805 -0.152609 -2.724375 -0.0201261188
-7 0.0892891 2.5843529 -0.15769 -2.170986 0.0228291557
-8 0.0892891 2.5372031 -0.13256 -1.532461 0.0778763883
-8.5 0.0892891 2.5208704 -0.109256 -1.181272 0.1098562019
-9 0.0892891 2.5092579 -0.079273 -0.808799 0.1447543564
-9.5 0.0892891 2.5023118 -0.042865 -0.415041 0.1825432318
-10 0.0892891 2.5 0 0 0.2232228706
Stok es drift (bounded doma in)
Longue t-Higgins s treaming
0.05velocity (m/s)
Drift 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25
4. Water pressure under waves (linear wave theory)
Dep th b elo w S W L (m )
1
0 Dynamic pressure
Static pressure
-1 0
Total pressure
-1
-2 CREST
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6 -6
-7 -7
-8 -8
-9 -9
-10 -10
0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 -40000 -20000 0 2000
Pressure (N/m2) Pre
CREST
Depth below
mean surface Pressure
z Pdynamic Pstatic Ptotal
(m) (N/m2) (N/m2) (N/m2)
1 0 0 0
0 15000 0 15000
-1 14431.1096363264 10000 24431.10964
-2 13928.9431510983 20000 33928.94315
-3 13491.1787203976 30000 43491.17872
-4 13115.7922905375 40000 53115.79229
-5 12801.0482196205 50000 62801.04822
-6 12545.4912525995 60000 72545.49125
-7 12347.9397927414 70000 82347.93979
-8 12207.4804383795 80000 92207.48044
-9 12123.4637596969 90000 102123.4638
-10 12095.5012960143 100000 112095.5013
e theory)
0.40202 (-)
0.67984 (-)
0.06798 (1/m)
92.37458 (m)
Dep th b elo w S W L (m )
D ep th b elo w S W L (m )
0
1
-1 Dynamic pressure Column T
Static pressure Dynamic
-2 Total pressure pressure
0
-3
TROUGH Surface region
-4
-1
-5
-6
-7 -2
-8
-9 -3
-20000 -10000 0 10000 20000 3
-10
Pressure (N/m2)
-40000 -20000 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000
Pressure (N/m2)
TROUGH
Depth below
mean surface Pressure
z Pdynamic Pstatic Ptotal
(m) (N/m2) (N/m2) (N/m2)
WAVE CREST
WAVE TROUGH
rface region
-1
-1
-1
-3
WAVE TROUGH
Static pressure
Total pressure
5. Computation of wave asymmetry based on methods of Abreu-Ruessink;
Stokes
Velocity (m/s)
2.5
Wave period T 7 (s)
2
Y 0.1640908 (-)
kh= 0.416516 (-) 1.5
k= 0.208258 (1/m)
Wave length L = 30.154902 m 1
0.5
sigmau= 0.7421562 (m)
sigma-U (squared) 0.5507958 (m2) 0
Ur= 1.5239017 (m/s) 0 50 100 150
r= 0.6124043 (-) -0.5
P= -0.858756 (radians)
P= -49.22806 (degrees) -1
Method Abreu-Ruessink
H= -0.25892 Column B
-1.5
F= 0.7905448
Uw= 1.4754807 (m/s) -2
computed parameter -0.25892
-0.25892
Wave height Hs
Water depth h
Wave period T
Y
kh=
k=
L=
Time (s) Ulinear=
Parameter r=
100 150 200 250 300 Umax=
U1=
T1=
d Abreu-Ruessink A1=
nB ra=
rmax=
rmax=
Uw,on=
Uw,off=
Ton=
Toff=
Time
(s)
0
0.35
0.7
1.05
1.4
1.75
2.1
2.45
2.8
3.15
3.5
3.85
4.2
4.55
4.9
5.25
5.6
5.95
6.3
6.65
7
7.35
7.7
8.05
8.4
8.75
9.1
9.45
9.8
10.15
10.5
10.85
11.2
11.55
11.9
12.25
12.6
12.95
13.3
13.65
14
14.35
14.7
15.05
15.4
15.75
16.1
16.45
16.8
17.15
17.5
17.85
18.2
18.55
18.9
19.25
19.6
19.95
20.3
20.65
21
21.35
21.7
22.05
22.4
22.75
23.1
23.45
23.8
24.15
24.5
ethod of Isobe-Horikawa (based on Hs)
1.5
0.1640907862 (-) 1
0.4165160321 (-)
0.2082580161 (1/m) 0.5 T
30.1549016867 m
1.0464401784 (m/s) 0
0.8 0 50 100 150 200 250
-0.5
1.6743042855 (m/s)
0.3779939835 (m/s) -1 Column B
15.5030642132 (s)
Method Isobe-Horikawa
-1.9563019307 -1.5
0.7682612595
0.6841894777 -2
0.6841894777
1.1137647381 (m/s)
0.5605395473 (m/s)
2.3435267206 (s)
4.6564732794 (s)
Orbital velocity
(m/s)
0
0.503367183
0.898050063
1.0988308603
1.0623580778
0.79650672
0.3586779656
-0.0402111255
-0.1698299105
-0.2900324358
-0.3941540439
-0.4764216875
-0.5322740175
-0.5586142882
-0.5539820572
-0.5186341594
-0.4545304676
-0.3652252261
-0.2556699853
-0.1319390614
-0.0008927449
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Method Second Order Stokes Waves (not
Wave height H 1
Water depth h 2
wave period T 7
Time shift t 0
Y 0.1640907862
kh 0.4165160321
k 0.2082580161
Time (s) L 30.1549016867
w=omega 0.8971428571
50 200 250 300 Epsilon 1.2108742738
Peak velocity Ucrest 2.0839585488
Peak velocity Utrough 0.008921808
U1 1.0464401784
U2 1.0375183704
2
Velocity (m/s)
(m)
(m) 1.5
(s)
(s) 1
(-)
(-) 0.5
(1/m) 0 Time (s)
(m) -50 0 50 100 150 200 250
-0.5
(rad)
(-) -1
(m/s)
-1.5 Column B Method Second order Stokes
(m/s)
(m/s)
-2
(m/s)
1.5
First
Time (s) 1 ha rmonic
-0.5
-1
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 Dimensionless
0.4 0.5length x/L
0.6 0.7 0
s length x/L
0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
Phase angle
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
-20
P
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
0.01 0.1
U
0.1 1 10
Ursell number (-)