TY - CONF UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85087191968&doi=10.9753%2ficce.v33.structures.38&partnerID=40&md5=75f83e11571079b1d4cd255d1317e2fe A1 - Teh, H.M. A1 - Venugopal, V. A1 - Bruce, T. SN - 01613782 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Y1 - 2012/// KW - Breakwaters; Caissons; Energy dissipation; Foundations; Porosity; Pressure vessels; Wave transmission KW - Free surfaces; Horizontal waves; Semicircular breakwater; Wave reflections; Wave screens KW - Coastal engineering TI - Performance analysis of composite semicircular breakwaters of different configurations and porosities ID - scholars3106 N1 - cited By 8; Conference of 33rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2012, ICCE 2012 ; Conference Date: 1 July 2012 Through 6 July 2012; Conference Code:114930 N2 - The perforated free surface semicircular breakwater developed by Teh et al. (2010) was experimentally proven to be an effective anti-reflection structure with high energy dissipation ability. However, the performance characteristics of the breakwater deteriorated with a decrease in the immersion depth and an increase in wavelength. To enhance the performance of the breakwater with limited immersion depth, wave screens of different configurations and porosities were introduced below the free surface semicircular caisson. The hydrodynamic characteristics of these composite breakwaters were investigated in irregular waves using physical modelling. Comparisons of the experimental results showed that the semicircular caisson with a double screen of 25 porosity was a better breakwater configuration compared to that with a single screen. The extension of wave screen was also found to be particularly helpful in attenuating longer waves. AV - none CY - Santander ER -