This study is devoted to the interaction between water surface waves and a thin layer of viscoelastie mud on the bottom. On the assumption that the mud layer is comparable in thickness with the wave boundary layer and...This study is devoted to the interaction between water surface waves and a thin layer of viscoelastie mud on the bottom. On the assumption that the mud layer is comparable in thickness with the wave boundary layer and is much smaller than the wavelength, a two-layer Stokes boundary layer model is adopted to determine the mud motions under the waves. Analytical expressions are derived for the near-bettom water and mud velocity fields, surface wave-damping rate, and interface wave amplitude and phase lag. Examined in particular is how these kinematic quantities may depend on the viscous and elastic properties of the mud.展开更多
基金The work was supported by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China ,through Project Nos . HKU7081/02Eand HKU7199/03E.
文摘This study is devoted to the interaction between water surface waves and a thin layer of viscoelastie mud on the bottom. On the assumption that the mud layer is comparable in thickness with the wave boundary layer and is much smaller than the wavelength, a two-layer Stokes boundary layer model is adopted to determine the mud motions under the waves. Analytical expressions are derived for the near-bettom water and mud velocity fields, surface wave-damping rate, and interface wave amplitude and phase lag. Examined in particular is how these kinematic quantities may depend on the viscous and elastic properties of the mud.
