Breakin

The objective of the BreaKin JIP is to get more insights on scale effects involved in wave-in-deck model tests and to take first steps towards linking wave kinematics with measured impact loads.

The following questions will be addressed:

• How should breaking waves be considered in the design of offshore structures?
• What are the kinematics of breaking waves and how can they be determined?
• How do the different types of breaking affect the local and global (horizontal) loading?
• To quantify the loading due to breaking waves, model tests are currently the option of choice. However, what are the scale effects involved and how realistic are the results?
• What are the extreme design loads to be considered?
• Can extreme breaking wave events “explain” observed structural damages?

These questions are addressed in this research initiative.