CONTENTS 



FIGURES — Continued 



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77 Effect of relative wavelength, L/W, and wave steepness, H/L, on force parameter, 



F/yW 2 , for two-dimensional model of Wave-Maze scrap-tire floating breakwater 125 



78 Assembly of modules in a section of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company scrap-tire 



floating breakwater 125 



79 Prototype Installation of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company scrap-tire floating 



breakwater 127 



80 Experimental arrangement of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company scrap-tire floating 



breakwater concept for prototype-scale transmission and mooring tests conducted in 



CERC's large wave tank 128 



81 Design curve for determining width, W, of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company scrap- 



tire floating breakwater concept for various wavelengths, L, and allowable transmission 

 coefficients, C t 129 



82 Experimental arrangement for two-dimensional model-scale testing of the Goodyear Tire and 



Rubber Company scrap-tire floating breakwater concept for wave attenuation and mooring 



force data • 130 



83 Definitive sketch of pertinent variables in two-dimensional model-scale tests 131 



84 Effect of relative breakwater width, L/W, on transmission coefficient, C t , in 



two-dimensional model-scale test results 131 



85 Comparison of prototype-scale and model-scale transmission coefficients, C t , as a 



function of relative breakwater width, L/W 133 



86 Design curve for predicting peak forces per meter of breakwater for a given incident 



wave height 134 



87 Design curve for predicting average forces per meter of breakwater for a given incident 



wave height 134 



88 Effect of relative wavelength, L/W, and wave steepness, H/L, on force parameter, 



F/yW 2 , for two-dimensional prototype-scale model of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company 

 scrap-tire floating breakwater concept 135 



89 Effect of relative wavelength, L/W, on mooring line force parameter, F/yW 2 , for 



two-dimensional model-scale Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company scrap-tire floating 



breakwater concept 136 



90 Comparison of prototype- and model-scale force parameter, F/yW 2 , as a function of 



relative breakwater width, L/W 137 



91 Model-scale Wave-Guard scrap-tire floating breakwater 138 



92 Comparison of wave transmission coefficient, C t , for Wave-Guard and Goodyear Tire 



and Rubber Company concept of scrap-tire floating breakwaters, for various ratios of 

 wavelength-to-breakwater width, L/W 138 



93 Comparison of force parameter, F/yW 2 , for Wave-Guard and Goodyear Tire and Rubber 



Company concept of scrap-tire floating breakwaters, for various ratios of wavelength- 

 to-breakwater width, L/W 139 



94 Relationship between instantaneous peak mooring force, F , and radiation stress, S* 142 



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95 Use of heavy steel chain to assemble units of Goodyear scrap-tire floating breakwater 



concept 143 



96 Scrap-tire floating breakwater units constructed with heavy steel chain as connecting 



material 144 



97 Use of conveyor belting strips for assembly of units In Goodyear scrap-tire floating 



breakwater concept. . . . 144 



