Norzana Mohd Anuar
Coastal and Oceanography Research Centre, National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia,
Selangor
Malaysia
Research Article
Potential Multi-Function Cylinder as Wave Attenuator
Author(s): Nor Aslinda Awang, Norzana Mohd Anuar and Faridah Jaffar SidekNor Aslinda Awang, Norzana Mohd Anuar and Faridah Jaffar Sidek
An experimental investigation, conducted in unidirectional waves with different wave conditions and model
configurations were conducted to assess the wave energy loss on cylinder obstacles. This study presents a
significant finding on porous cylindrical model. The basic concept of porous cylinder breakwater is to serve as a
pervious barrier where particle movements are more which is more environmental friendly and allow the passage of
tidal currents with least disturbance where littoral drift is predominant. For the study, Two sizes of cylinder were
used, 100 mm and 200 mm with four different porosities ranging from 0.0625 to 0.48 respectively. The influences of
water level, wave steepness, wave number and porosities were studied. The test results shown that when the
percentage of porosity decreased, more wave energy was dissipated, this resulted in the decrease in transmitted
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DOI:
10.4172/2473-3350.1000460