Laboratory Investigations on wave energy dissipation over the edge of an oceanic atoll

• Main Authors: Ismail, Hadibah, Teh, Hee Min, Lim, Chai Heng
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering; TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7712/1/2003_TSSM%2C_Kota_Kinabalu.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/7712/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Many oceanic atolls in the world have been developed as international tourist destinations for deep sea diving despite the fact that these coral reef islands are at the mercy of the attack of cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes. The storm effect and the anticipated sea level rise can be so severe that...