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    Experimental Investigation of the Hydraulic Performance of Breakwater Structures with Geotextile Armor Units
    (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2022) Elias, T.; Shirlal, K.G.
    Geotextile sand containers (GSCs) gained popularity recently as a modern age coastal protection measure. Its usability as an ecofriendly alternative for traditional breakwaters overcomes issues such as scarcity and quarrying prohibition of natural rocks. The current work involves a 1:30 scaled physical experimentation on the hydraulic performance of an emerged, nonovertopping breakwater model with GSCs. Four configurations of GSC structures are analyzed for their runup, rundown, and reflection characteristics confining to wave parameters of Mangaluru. The study revealed that the reflection coefficient (Kr) for GSC structures could range from 0.26 to 0.69. In addition, reducing GSC fill percentage from 100 to 80 is found to be more effective (up to 64%) in reducing reflection, runup, and rundown rates, than altering GSC size. These results can serve as a practical guideline for designing GSC breakwaters. © 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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    Effect of armour unit layers and placement mode in the determination of stability of geotextile sand container (GSC) breakwaters
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2022) Elias, T.; Geetha, T.; Shirlal, K.G.
    Geosynthetic Sand Containers (GSCs) are increasingly harnessed for their coastal protection capabilities. Recent studies point to its efficacy to be used even as armour units of breakwaters. The current investigation aims at understanding the effect of armour unit layers and placement modes in altering the stability of GSC breakwaters. Single-layered and double-layered GSC structures with slope parallel and perpendicular placement are tested for stability against wave conditions of the Mangaluru coast. A 1:30 scaled monochromatic wave flume model study is adopted to detail the damage levels and stability of various GSC breakwaters. It is observed that the stability of structure increased by up to 17% when supplemented with double layers. Structure tends to be stable with increasing armour units size and fill percentage. Larger bags stacked to double layers is found to be the most stable configuration. 80% filled, slope parallel placement exhibited the least stability. The paper dealt with all factors affecting structure stability and deduced stability nomograms helpful for coastal engineers to design GSC breakwaters. © 2022