PREFACE 



The U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) is publishing this report and 

 collection of Stream -function tables to assist coastal engineers in the design of structures 

 vulnerable to wave forces. The report was prepared by R. G. Dean, College of Engineering, 

 University of Florida. 



The author acknowledges the help of other people in the preparation of this report. 

 E. Olsen and B. Beechley made many of the computer calculations and organized the 

 results. R. A. Dalyrymple assisted in the later phases by applying some of tlie 

 Stream-function computer techniques which he has developed. M. P. O'Brien, senior civilian 

 member of the Coastal Engineering Research Board offered constructive suggestions and 

 discussions. J. Richard Weggel, Special Assistant to the Commander and Director, CERC, 

 made several useful suggestions which simplified the application of the tables to design 

 problems. D. Lee Harris, the contract monitor for CERC, provided encouragement and 

 useful comments regarding the format of the tables. Reviews of an early draft by persons 

 actively involved in offshore design or wave theory studies assisted in preparation of the 

 report. The constructive comments and suggestions from these reviews are greatly 

 appreciated. 



This report was prepared for the Coastal Engineering Research Center under Contract 

 DACW 72-67-C-0009 with the University of Florida. 



NOTE: Comments on this pubhcation are invited. 



Approved for publication in accordance with Public Law 166, 79 Congress approved 31 

 July 1949, as supplemented by Public Law 172, 88 Congress, approved 7 November 1963. 



pO/Upa, 



JAMES L. TRAYlU 



Colonel, Corps of Engineers 

 Commander and Director 



