The concept of rubble mound breakwater and submerged reef breakwaters, operating together as a single unit, is called the tandem breakwater. The effect of the submerged reef breakwater on the stability of non-overtopping rubble mound breakwater on its leeside was investigated in the present study, The tandem breakwater was tested for two spacings between the breakwaters, ie,for 1 m and 2,5 m. For each of the spacing, the effect of water depth, wave-period and wave height on the stability of tandem breakwater was studied. In the present study, the damage level of tandem breakwater for a relative spacing varying from 2.22 to 7.14 was 10% to 40% less compared to that of a single breakwater designed to meet the same operating criteria.

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dc.contributor.authorShirlal, K.G.
dc.contributor.authorRao, S.
dc.contributor.authorPrasad, S.K.M.
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-05T11:00:21Z
dc.date.issuedStability of tandem breakwater
dc.description.abstract2003
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Civil Engineering Division, 2003, 84, 3, pp. 159-164
dc.identifier.issn3731995
dc.identifier.urihttps://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/27970
dc.subjectDamage and stability
dc.subjectSubmerged reef breakwater
dc.subjectTandem breakwater
dc.subjectWave attenuation
dc.subjectWave breaking
dc.subjectWave energy
dc.subjectReefs
dc.subjectStability
dc.subjectWater resources
dc.subjectWater wave effects
dc.subjectWave energy conversion
dc.subjectBreakwaters
dc.titleThe concept of rubble mound breakwater and submerged reef breakwaters, operating together as a single unit, is called the tandem breakwater. The effect of the submerged reef breakwater on the stability of non-overtopping rubble mound breakwater on its leeside was investigated in the present study, The tandem breakwater was tested for two spacings between the breakwaters, ie,for 1 m and 2,5 m. For each of the spacing, the effect of water depth, wave-period and wave height on the stability of tandem breakwater was studied. In the present study, the damage level of tandem breakwater for a relative spacing varying from 2.22 to 7.14 was 10% to 40% less compared to that of a single breakwater designed to meet the same operating criteria.

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