CONTENTS 



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PREFACE 1 



CONVERSION FACTORS, NON-SI TO SI (METRIC) 



UNITS OF MEASUREMENT 3 



PART I : INTRODUCTION 4 



PART II: WAVE RUNUP AND OVERTOPPING OF BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES 



CAUSING EXCESSIVE WAVE ACTION ON THE LEE SIDE 6 



PART III: WAVE RUNUP AND OVERTOPPING OF SEAWALLS, SEA DIKES, 



AND BULKHEADS CAUSING FLOODING AND/OR EROSION 16 



Methods to Reduce Wave Overtopping 21 



Methods to Evaluate Effectiveness of Seawalls 32 



PART IV : WAVE RUNUP AND OVERTOPPING OF REVETMENTS 34 



PART V: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 37 



REFERENCES 38 



APPENDIX A: NOTATION Al 



