A practical guide to wave runup on structures and beaches, with insights for safer coastal design.
This nonfiction report compiles experimental and literature-based results on how waves run up against slopes, foundations, and shore protection structures. It presents smooth and rough-slope runup data, explores scale effects, and compares different fronting beach and slope configurations to help engineers evaluate performance under a range of conditions.
- Learn how runup varies with slope, depth, and wave characteristics
- See how data from smooth slopes, rubble-mound, and riprap structures are analyzed and compared
- Discover how scale effects influence interpretations from model tests to real-world structures
- Understand how results are presented as runup ratios and related parameters across multiple scenarios
Ideal for readers of coastal engineering references who design breakwaters, seawalls, and protective beaches, and who need practical guidelines grounded in tested data.