Swash overtopping a truncated plane beach

Authors
Peregrine, DH Williams, SM
Citation
Dh. Peregrine et Sm. Williams, Swash overtopping a truncated plane beach, J FLUID MEC, 440, 2001, pp. 391-399
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics,"Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
ISSN journal
00221120 → ACNP
Volume
440
Year of publication
2001
Pages
391 - 399
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1120(20010810)440:<391:SOATPB>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Swash on a plane beach is modelled by using a solution of the shallow-water equations due to Shen & Meyer (1963). The equations are used in a form app ropriate for a plane at a finite angle to the horizontal. The beach is cut- off at a level below that of the maximum run-up, and the water is taken to fall freely over the end of the beach. An explicit solution is found which permits evaluation of the overtopping flow and total volume for one swash e vent.