Laboratory Simulation of Wave Action and Loads on Marine Structures

We perform laboratory simulation in a 17 m-long ripple tank capable of generating waves 20 cm-high with a max. current speed up to 100 cm/sec.
Equipment used:

• wave recording gauges «UltraLab», model ULS HF54/58
• speed transmitters «Vectrino» from Nortek A

Determining wave loads based on numerical hydrodynamic model ihFoam (IH-Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain).

Simulated facilities

• waterfront and beaches;
• earth dams;
• breakwaters with all types of slope protection;
• breakwaters of all types;
• piled berthing facilities of permeable design;
• piled berthing facilities with under-berth slopes;
• solid vertical walls of all types;
• man-made island-type structures;
• floating barriers.