Abstract:
In this paper, a methodology to assess the risk associated with wave overtopping in port areas
is presented. The methodology is implemented in the GUIOMAR system, which is an integrated
system for port and coastal engineering modelling, developed in a GIS commercial software.
The overtopping determination is performed by using empirical tools. To assess the risk of
overtopping, the combination of the probability of occurrence of an event of wave overtopping
and of the consequences of that occurrence is considered. The paper illustrates the application
of this methodology to the Port of Praia da Vitória, at the Terceira Island, Azores Archipelago,
considering the sea-wave conditions between 2009 and 2010.
