<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Theoretical analysis of the behavior of a model seabed subjected to water wave excitation is presented. The experiments were performed in the wave flume at the Danish Technological University in Lyngby. Such experiments are unique in engineering sciences and therefore provide unique empirical data for testing various models of the seabed. A controversial explanation of the experiments is presented in the literature. The goal of this research was to study pore pressure changes caused by water waves and the subsequent liquefaction of the seabed. The authors of the present contribution offer their own theoretical explanation of the wave flume experiments and discuss errors found in the literature cited. The analysis is based on the classical soil mechanics, including the Biot type approach</p></abstract>

Theoretical analysis of the behavior of a model seabed subjected to water wave excitation is presented. The experiments were performed in the wave flume at the Danish Technological University in Lyngby. Such experiments are unique in engineering sciences and therefore provide unique empirical data for testing various models of the seabed. A controversial explanation of the experiments is presented in the literature. The goal of this research was to study pore pressure changes caused by water waves and the subsequent liquefaction of the seabed. The authors of the present contribution offer their own theoretical explanation of the wave flume experiments and discuss errors found in the literature cited. The analysis is based on the classical soil mechanics, including the Biot type approach

Theoretical Analysis of Model Seabed Behavior under Water Wave Excitation

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Theoretical analysis of the behavior of a model seabed subjected to water wave excitation is presented. The experiments were performed in the wave flume at the...

Theoretical Analysis of Model Seabed Behavior under Water Wave Excitation

Publicado en línea: 28 ago 2015

Páginas: 33 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2015-0017

Palabras clave
seabed, liquefaction, wave-flume experiments, saturated soil

© by Andrzej Sawicki

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Theoretical Analysis of Model Seabed Behavior under Water Wave Excitation

Publicado en línea: 28 ago 2015

Páginas: 33 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2015-0017

Palabras claveseabed, liquefaction, wave-flume experiments, saturated soil

© by Andrzej Sawicki

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
seabed, liquefaction, wave-flume experiments, saturated soil