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posted on 2005-07-22, 14:18 authored by Philip McIverThe linearized theory of water waves is used to examine the diffraction of an incident wave by a
permeable breakwater that consists of a number of distinct elements. Under the assumption that
the wavelength is much greater than the thickness, each element is replaced by a thin structure and
the permeability is modeled by a suitable boundary condition applied on its surface. The diffracted
wave field is obtained by the solution of an integral equation and results are presented to illustrate
the effects of permeability and of the characteristics of the incident wave.
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