SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS 



F^ forward average force 



F„ forward peak force 



H^ incident wave height (centimeters) 



H^/L wave steepness; inci'3ent,.wave height/wavelength 



H^ transmitted wave height (centimeters) 



K+ transmission coefficient; H^/H^ 



L incident wavelength (meters) 



t length of breakwater measured parallel to the wave crest 



T incident wave period (seconds) 



W breakwater width measured in the direction of wave travel 



W/L breakwater width/wavelength ratio 



Y/D breakwater depth/water depth ratio 



