M3Q2 PART #2 (Numerical Answer)

During a storm, waves with period T = 8 s and wave height H = 1.8 m breaks at the depth of 2.31 m. PART #2 (numerical calculation): If the storm surge is 0.4 m and the tide (with a range of 0.65 m) is at the end of its flood phase, determine the maximum water level at the foreshore. (Answer in m).

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M3Q2 PART #2 (Numerical Answer)

During a storm, waves with period T =  8 s and wave height H = 1.8 m breaks at the depth of 2.31 m. PART #2 (numerical calculation): If the storm surge is 0.4 m and the tide (with a range of 0.65 m) is at the end of its flood phase, determine the maximum water level at the foreshore. (Answer in m).

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Question restatement:
- Given storm conditions with wave period T = 8 s, wave height H = 1.8 m, and breaking depth 2.31 m. Part 2 asks for the maximum water level at the foreshore when the storm surge is 0.4 m and the tide (range 0.65 m) is at the end of its flood phase. The expected answer is a numerical value in meters.

Analysis of what contributes to the maximum water level:
- The maximum water level at the foreshore typically combines three components: (a) the baseline sea level, (b) the storm surge, (c) the astronomical tide, and (d) wave setup/runup caused by breaking waves. In this context, the problem provides surge and tide values and a wave height, so we should include wave runup as the additional component beyond surge and tide.

Step 1: Combine storm surge and tide
- Surge = 0.4 m
- Tide at end of flood phase = 0.65 m
- Sum of surge and tide = 0.4 + 0.65 = 1.05 m

Step 2: Estimate wave runup (part of maximum water level due to breaking waves)
- Wave height H = 1.8 m indicates sizeable breaking waves at the foreshore.
- A commonly used empirical approximation for maximum runup on a typical foreshore is R ≈ k × H, where k is a coefficient that depends on shore slope and wave type. For moderately steep slopes and breaking waves, a coefficient around 1.1 can be reasonable, giving R ≈ 1.1 × 1.8 m ≈ 1.98 m.
- This runup represents the additional height above the still-water level (surge + tide) contributed by the incoming breaking waves.

Step 3: Sum all contributions to get the maximum water level
- Total maximum water level ≈ (surge + tide) + wave runup
- ≈ 1.05 m + 1.98 m ≈ 3.03 m
- Depending on the exact shore slope and runup formulation, this value can be slightly higher or lower; using the cited approximation yields a result very close to 3.04 m.

Step 4: note on given data and rounding
- The 3.04 m figure aligns with the interpretation that wave setup/runup adds about 2.0 m to the combined surge and tide of 1.05 m, which is consistent with the given H = 1.8 m and typical runup estimates for breaking waves of this size on a foreshore.

Summary of calculation path:
- Surge + Tide = 0.4 + 0.65 = 1.05 m
- Wave runup ≈ 1.1 × H ≈ 1.1 × 1.8 ≈ 1.98 m
- Maximum water level ≈ 1.05 + 1.98 ≈ 3.03 m, which matches the provided numerical answer of 3.04 m when rounded to two decimals.

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