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In this study, a perforated pontoon floating breakwater (FB) consisting of an impermeable plate and a perforated plate was designed to untangle the effect of a perforated plate on wave transmission and hydrodynamic performance of floating breakwater. A series of 2-D physical model experiments were conducted to measure the wave transmission coefficient, tension acting on the mooring line, and motion response of FB under a regular wave. The experimental results of the motion responses and mooring lines indicated that the new perforated plate was evidently effective. Furthermore, the study also discussed and analyzed the influence of the perforated plate on transmission coefficients. The experimental results showed that the new perforated plate did not lead to obvious improvement in the transmission performance
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foun- dation of China (Grant Nos. 51309124, 51679113 and 51379095).
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Ji, Cy., Chen, X., Ma, Xj. et al. The influence of perforated plates on wave transmission and hydrodynamic performance of pontoon floating breakwater. J Hydrodyn 30, 522–530 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42241-018-0057-y
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