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Long wave generation on a sloping beach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

E. O. Tuck And  and
Li-San Hwang
E. O. Tuck And
Affiliation:
University of Adelaide, South Australia
Li-San Hwang
Affiliation:
Tetra Tech Incorporated, Pasadena, California
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Abstract

A general solution of the linear long-wave equation is obtained for arbitrary ground motion on a uniformly sloping beach. Numerical results are presented for specific shapes and time histories of ground motion. Near-shore large amplitude waves are also investigated using non-linear theory.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , 8 February 1972 , pp. 449 - 461
Copyright
© 1972 Cambridge University Press

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