Incoming water waves against an overhanging cliff

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Abstract

A reduction technique is utilized to determine the exact solution to the boundary value problem involving the two-dimensional Laplace equation in an angular region, of vertical angle 45°. The associated physical problem is that of determining the effect of an incoming surface water wave, against a overhanging cliff in the form of a rigid plane inclinded at an angle of 45°. to the vertical. It is shown that two distinct classes of solutions are possible. One of these solutions possesses a source-like behaviour at the corner point (i.e., at the shore-line) whilst the other is regular at the corner point but involves reflected wave terms. The exact expression for the complex reflection coefficient is determined for the second class of solution. © 2003 WIT Press.

Identifier

84903453962 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Wit Transactions on the Built Environment

ISSN

17433509

First Page

313

Last Page

322

Volume

70

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