Evaluation of the occurrence probability of non-admissible wave overtopping discharges at berth 2 of the port of Sines liquid bulk terminal

Abstract

The procedures to evaluate the mean wave overtopping discharge over a stretch of a rubble-mound breakwater from the characteristics of the incident sea waves are presented. A method is also presented for estimating extreme values of such discharge from the time series of the same variable. The application of the described procedures is illustrated with the evaluation of the extreme regime for the mean overtopping discharge over the stretch of the western breakwater that protects berth 2 of the port of Sines liquid bulk terminal from wave action. Such extreme regime for the mean wave overtopping discharge is fundamental for assessing the risk associated to nonadmissible overtopping at berth 2.