EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE FRICTION COEFFICIENT FOR ESTIMATING SEA STORM INDUCED MEGABOULDERS MOVEMENTS

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Maurilio Milella
Giovanni Scardino
Arcangelo Piscitelli
Francesco De Giosa
Giuseppe Locuratolo
Giovanni Barracane

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The presence of numerous boulders on rocky coast is linked to phenomena of detachment and deposit due to the occurrence of sea storms. Currently, several hydrodynamic equations are known in the bibliography to estimate the wave height able to displace them, applying geometric parameters and hydrodynamic coefficients. A new methodological approach intends to consider the minimum energy required for the linear movement of a boulder along a weakly sloping rocky surface as a function of the friction coefficient.Boulders

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EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE FRICTION COEFFICIENT FOR ESTIMATING SEA STORM INDUCED MEGABOULDERS MOVEMENTS (M. Milella, G. Scardino, A. Piscitelli, F. De Giosa, G. Locuratolo, & . G. Barracane , Trans.). (2018). Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary, 31, 27-30. https://amq.aiqua.it/index.php/amq/article/view/181