[as cei ten ) o> Maw ETA 77-2 Prediction of Irregular Wave Runup by John Ahrens : nr \ COLLE COASTAL ENGINEERING CLESTION / TECHNICAL AID NO. 77-2 July 1977 Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. U.S. ARMY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS COASTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER Kingman Building Fort Belvoir, Va. 22060 Reprint or republication of any of this material shall give appropriate credit to the U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center. Limited free distribution within the United States of single copies of this publication has been made by this Center. Additional copies are available from: National Technical Information Service ATTN: Operations Division 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, Virginia 22151 Contents of this report are not to be used for advertising, publication, or promotional purposes. Citation of trade names does not constitute an official endorsement or approval of the use of such commercial products. The findings in this report are not to be construed as an official Department of the Army position unless so designated by other authorized documents. __ UNCLASSIFIED SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE (When Data Entered) F READ INSTRUCTIONS REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE ee EAD NSE RU CTIONS 1. REPORT NUMBER 2. GOVT ACCESSION NO.) 3. RECIPIENT'S CATALOG NUMBER CETA 77-2 4. TITLE (and Subtitle) 5. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED Coastal Engineering Technical Aid 6. PERFORMING ORG. REPORT NUMBER PREDICTION OF IRREGULAR WAVE RUNUP 7. AUTHOR(s) John Ahrens 10. PROGRAM ELEM AREA & WORK U NT, PROJECT, TASK 9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS E NIT NUMBERS Department of the Army Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERRE-CS) Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 11. CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS Department of the Army Coastal Engineering Research Center Kingman Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060 14. MONITORING AGENCY NAME & ADDRESS(if different from Controlling Office) BL AZ) 12. REPORT DATE July 1977 13. NUMBER OF PAGES 14 15. SECURITY CLASS. (of thie report) UNCLASSIFIED DECL ASSIFICATION/ DOWNGRADING SCHEDULE 15a, 16. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT (of this Report) Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. 17. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT (of the abstract entered in Block 20, if different from Report) 18. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 19. KEY WORDS (Continue on reverse side if necessary and identify by block number) Design techniques Waves Irregular wave runup Wind-generated waves Runup 20. ABSTRACT (Continue on reverse side if necesaary and identify by block number) A technique for predicting the runup distribution of wind-generated waves is presented which extends the traditional method of runup prediction for regular waves (constant period and height) presented in the Shore Protection Manual (SPM) (U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center, 1975). The basic assumption is that runup has a Rayleigh distribution of the type commonly associated with wave heights. This technique appears conservative but reasonable for predicting extreme values of runup for design (continued) FORM DD , aes 1473 EDITION OF t NOV 65 IS OBSOLETE UNCLASSIFIED ea SP = eer So rade ce Be SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE (When Data Entered) UNCLASSIFIED SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE(When Data Entered) purposes. A method of correcting runup for slope roughness and porosity, which is easier to apply than the method presented in SPM, is also presented. Example problems are given using these techniques for both plain and composite slopes. 2 UNCLASSIFIED SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE(When Data Entered) PREFACE This report describes a technique for estimating the runup distribu- tion of wind-generated waves, extending the method of runup prediction for waves of constant height and period presented in the Shore Protection Manual (SPM) (U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center, 1975). A method of correcting runup for slope roughness and porosity, which is easier to apply than the SPM method, is also presented. This report was prepared by John Ahrens, Oceanographer, Coastal Struc- tures Branch, under the general supervision of Dr. R.M. Sorensen, Chief, Coastal Structures Branch. The author acknowledges the useful suggestions by Dr. R.M. Sorensen and R.A. Jachowski, Chief, Coastal Design Criteria Branch, for improving the manuscript. Comments on this publication are invited. Approved ‘for publication in accordance with Public Law 166, 79th Congress, approved 31 July 1945, as supplemented by Public Law 172, 88th Congress, approved 7 November 1963. JOHN H. COUSINS Colonel, Corps of Engineers Commander and Director CONTENTS Page CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) ....... #5 SNA XOUTS ANID) ADESSO ES) Game) Geaetlcies salllo: cm a hate gE MGs 'o OO 6 ee UN ORODUGIUON Mare ccmmrenrcetcanch serine Sth