CONTENTS 



FIGURES— Continued 



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58 Two-dimensional experimental investigation of effect of incident wave height, H^, on 



mooring force, F, for sloping-float breakwater with no bottom clearance at a 25-foot 



water depth ■• 101 



59 Two-dimensional experimental investigation of effect of mooring location on coefficient 



of transmission, C c , for sloping-float breakwater with no bottom clearance at a 



25-foot water depth 103 



60 Two-dimensional experimental investigation of effect of mooring location on mooring 



force, F, for sloping-float breakwater witli no bottom clearance at a 25-foot water 



depth 104 



61 Two-dimensional experimental investigation of effect of bow angle extension on coefficient 



of transmission, C t , for sloping-float breakwater with no bottom clearance at a 



25-foot water depth 105 



62 Two-dimensional experimental investigation of effect of bow angle extension on mooring 



force, F, for sloping-float breakwater with no bottom clearance at a 25-foot water 



depth 107 



63 Sloping-float breakwater two-dimensional experimental tests with wave crest at breakwater, 



wave period at 7.2 seconds, wave height at 10 feet, and bottom clearance at a 25-foot 



water depth 108 



64 Two-dimensional experimental investigation of effect of incident wave height, H^, on 



coefficient of transmission, C t , for sloping-float breakwater with bottom clearance 



at a 25-foot water depth 109 



65 Two-dimensional experimental investigation of effect of incident wave height, VL , on 



mooring .force, F, for sloping-float breakwater with bottom clearance at a 25-foot 



water depth • • Ill 



66 Two-dimensional experimental investigation of incident and transmitted Pierson-Moskowitz 



wave spectrum for 7-second peak, sloping-float breakwater with bottom clearance at a 



25-foot water depth 112 



67 Wave height and force spectrum for sloping-float breakwater subjected to 7-second Pierson- 



Moskowitz spectrum 113 



68 Length of sloping-float breakwater required to reduce wave heights of Pierson-Moskowitz 



spectrum to sea-state 3 at a 30-foot water depth 115 



69 Length of sloping-float breakwater required to reduce wave heights of Pierson-Moskowitz 



spectrum to sea-state 3 at a 45-foot water depth 115 



70 Conceptual layout of sloping-float breakwater composed of 90-foot-long pontoons of 



sufficient dimension to provide minimal protection at a 30-foot water depth 116 



71 Wave-Maze scrap-tire floating breakwater model structure 119 



72 Definitive sketch of the two-dimensional model Wave-Maze scrap-tire floating breakwater, 



one-quarter scale 120 



73 Effect of wave steepness, H^/L, and relative breakwater width, W/L, on coefficient 



of transmission, C t , for the two-dimensional model of Wave-Maze scrap-tire floating 

 breakwater at one-quarter scale 121 



74 Effect of relative submergence, y/d, and relative breakwater width, W/L, on 



coefficient of transmission, C t , for the two-dimensional model of Wave-Maze 



scrap-tire floating breakwater at one-quarter scale 122 



75 Definitive sketch of mooring line force determination for the two-dimensional model of 



Wave-Maze scrap-tire floating breakwater at one-quarter scale. ■ 123 



76 Ratio of mooring line force, f , to force due to total reflection of a vertical wall, 



f t , for tin- two-dimensional model of Wave-Maze scrap-tire floating breakwater at 

 one-quarter scale - 123 



