Corresponding to the sliding and the overturning failure,the elementary motion modes of caisson breakwater include the horizontal-rotational oscillation coupled motion,the horizontal sliding-rotational oscillation cou...Corresponding to the sliding and the overturning failure,the elementary motion modes of caisson breakwater include the horizontal-rotational oscillation coupled motion,the horizontal sliding-rotational oscillation coupled motion,the horizontal vibrating-uplift rocking coupled motion,and the horizontal sliding-uplift rocking coupled motion.The motion mode of a caisson will transform from one to another depending on the wave forces and the motion behaviors of the caisson.The numerical models of four motion modes of caisson are developed,and the numerical simulation procedure for joint motion process of various modes of caisson breakwater under wave excitation is presented and tested by a physical model experiment.It is concluded that the simulation procedure is reliable and can be applied to the dynamic stability analysis of caisson breakwaters.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.50979069)the Science and Technology Project of West China Traffic Construction(Grant No.200632800003-06)
文摘Corresponding to the sliding and the overturning failure,the elementary motion modes of caisson breakwater include the horizontal-rotational oscillation coupled motion,the horizontal sliding-rotational oscillation coupled motion,the horizontal vibrating-uplift rocking coupled motion,and the horizontal sliding-uplift rocking coupled motion.The motion mode of a caisson will transform from one to another depending on the wave forces and the motion behaviors of the caisson.The numerical models of four motion modes of caisson are developed,and the numerical simulation procedure for joint motion process of various modes of caisson breakwater under wave excitation is presented and tested by a physical model experiment.It is concluded that the simulation procedure is reliable and can be applied to the dynamic stability analysis of caisson breakwaters.
