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Analysis of wave attenuation and shore protection of a bulk carrier ship performing as a detached floating breakwater

Publicated to: JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 70 7-+ - 2014-04-01 70(), DOI: 10.2112/SI70-002.1

Authors:

Lázaro, AF; Serret, RMG; Negro, V; López-Gutiérrez, JS
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Affiliations

CEDEX, Ctr Estudios Puertos & Costas, Lab Expt Maritima - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Res Grp Marine Coastal & Port Environm & Other Se - Author

Abstract

The effectiveness of a bulk carrier working as a detached floating breakwater to protect a stretch of coast and form salients or tombolos is assessed in this paper. Experiments were conducted in the Madrid CEDEX facilities in a 30 m long, 3 m wide, 1/150 scale flume. The bulk carrier ship is 205 in long, 29 m wide and 18 m in height with a draught of 13 m, and has been subjected to irregular waves with significant heights from 2 m to 4 in and peak periods from 6 s to 12 s at a depth of 15 m, all prototype dimensions. Three probes were placed between the wave paddle and the ship to record incident and reflected waves and four probes were placed between the ship and the coastline to measure the transmitted waves. Transmission, reflection and dissipation coefficients (C-t, C-r, C-d) were calculated to determine wave attenuation. Results show good shelter in the lee of the ship with values of C-t under 0.5 for peak periods from 6 s to 11 s. In addition, forces on the mooring chains were measured showing maximum values of about 2000 tons at a 10 s peak period. Finally, two analytical models were used to determine the shoreline's response to the ship's protection and to assess the possible forming of salients or tombolos. According to the results, salients - but not tombolos - are formed in all tests.
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Keywords

Chain forcesDissipationIrregular wavesPhysical model testsReflection coefficientSalientShore's responseTomboloTransmission coefficient

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2014, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Water Science and Technology. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q4 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Geography, Physical.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-26:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 14 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/30836/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 417
  • Downloads: 5
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (LOPEZ GUTIERREZ, JOSE SANTOS).

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Awards linked to the item

The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Spanish Ministry of Public Works through the Researcher Staff Training Program developed by the CEDEX. They would also like to thank all the technical staff of CEPYC-CEDEX for their assistance during the experiments.
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