Physical model investigations on coastal structures with shallow foreshores : 2D model tests with single and double-peaked wave energy spectra

Describes the test results of two-dimensional physical model investigations to study wave run-up and wave overtopping for situations with shallow foreshores. The shapes of the wave energy spectra were varied and also teh water depth, the slope of the foreshore and the slope of the structure. The results were also analysed by comparisons with predictive methods for the wave height distribution, the wave run-up levels and wave overtopping discharges. New formulea, which can also be used in situations with shallow foreshores, have been calibrated.