A NEW PROCEDURE FOR THE SCALING OF CORE MATERIAL IN RUBBLE MOUND BREAKWATER MODEL TESTS

The aim of this paper is to define and generate the method of predicting a characteristic pore velocity in the core of rubble mound breakwaters under wave attack. This characteristic pore velocity is required to properly scale the material used in scale model tests in the lab. The authors propose the RMS value of the velocity averaged in four control points as "characteristic pore velocity" and provide a comprehensive method to predict this velocity in prototypes.