Modeling of the Changes in Flow Velocity on Seawalls under Different Conditions Using FLOW-3D Software
- 1 Department of Coastal Engineering, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran
- 2 Department of Marine Structures, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran
- 3 Iran National Center for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 4 Department of Civil Engineering, Excellence in Education Center of Jihad University of Khuzestan, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
Seawalls are among protective structures that are constructed for decreasing the level of wave force and/or protecting from other structures. In this regard, more accurate investigation of these structures takes great importance from different perspectives. This research investigates the change of the velocity on seawall crown by considering the obstacles in different layouts and slopes. FLOW-3D has been used in this research for modeling. The results of the modeling show that the existence of obstacles has a determinative role in decreasing flow rate in the crown of seawalls. Also, as it was expected, the slope factor on upstream seawalls is very determinative in decreasing this rate such that the lowest velocity on the wall occurs in D-state layout and the slope of 45 ° .
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