The average shape of large waves in the coastal zone
- Submitting institution
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University of Plymouth
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 167
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.coastaleng.2016.04.009
- Title of journal
- Coastal Engineering
- Article number
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- First page
- 253
- Volume
- 114
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0378-3839
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- It is accepted practice to use the predicted shape of an extreme wave to design offshore structures in deep and intermediate water depths. But the same has not been true in shallow water, due to the absence of any 'design wave' in this region, where the physics is more complicated and a conventional stochastic approach is used instead. This paper, reporting findings of the EPSRC-funded ENFORCE project, identifies a design wave for shallow water using UK storm data gathered by the Channel Coastal Observatory. This leads to the possibility of innovative approaches to coastal structure design with potential cost savings.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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