The effects of flexible vegetation on forces with a Keulegan-Carpenter number in relation to structures due to long waves

• Main Authors: Lakshmanan, Noarayanan, Kantharaj, Murali, Sundar, Vallam
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime science and technology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97842; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18154
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Extreme coastal events require careful prediction of wave forces. Recent tsunamis have resulted in extensive damage of coastal structures. Such scenarios are the result of the action of long waves on structures. In this paper, the efficiency of vegetation as a buffer system in attenuating the incide...