BFW40303 Coastal and Harbor Engineering

Assignment No. 3

Q1. [Final Exam Semester 2 Session 2003/2004]

From a wave measurement conducted along a beach at water depth 5.5 m, wave height
and wave period obtained are 1.2 m and 10 s, respectively.

(a) Calculate wave celerity C, length L and total energy E. Seawater density is 1025
gH 2 L
kg/m3 and E  . (8 marks)
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(b) Calculate maximum horizontal velocity and horizontal acceleration of particle at a

point 3 m below SWL and at  = . Horizontal velocity and displacement are
 2 z  d   2 z  d  
cosh   cosh  
H gT  L  cos  and   g H  L  sin 
u x
2 L  2d  L  2d 
cosh   cosh 
 L   L 
(7 marks)

(c) Describe with aid of sketch, the displacement of water particles in shallow water
and deep water.
(10 marks)

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