文摘
Wave impacts on storm walls, caused by overtopping flows on a promenade at crest level of a smooth dike slope, are studied in this paper. Three test campaigns are carried out in different laboratories at different scales. A direct approach links the impacts to the hydraulic parameters An indirect approach links the overtopping volumes, to the flow parameters and then to the impact forces. The full distribution of all impacts during a storm is given, with formulae to calculate it. All approaches are compared to the measurements and to each other. A section of model and scale effects between the different test campaigns is given.