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Directional Wave Basins for Coastal Engineering Projects

Note: This is an incomplete list of directional wave facilities that are capable of doing shallow water testing. It does not contain facilitites that are designed strictly for deep water. More complete and better detailed reference for facilities are the following references:

Mansard, Manoha, Funke, 1995. A survey of multidirectional wave facilities. NRCC, TR-1995-13.

Mansard, Manoha, Funke, 1997. A survey of multidirectional wave facilities. IAHR Seminar Multidirectional
Waves and their Interaction with Structures. 27 th IAHR Congress, San Francisco, 10-15 August 1997.

Japanese Basins (PDF file)

Country Institution and Laboratory Facility Name Specs
(size: width, length, depth; number of paddles)

USA Texas A & M
Offshore Technology Research Center OTRC Model Basin 30.5 m x 45.7 m x 5.8 m

USA Univeristy of Delaware
Center for Applied Coastal Research Directional Wave Basin 20 m x 20 m x 1.1 m (34 paddles)

USA Oregon State
Rectangular Wave Basin 48.8 m x 26.5 m x 2.2 m (29 paddles, 2.1 m stroke piston-type)

USA U Flordia
"Rectangular" Wave Basin 21.5 m x 24-53 m x 1 m

USA US Army CHL
Directional Spectral Wave Basin 27.5 m x 29 m x 0.8 m (60 paddles)

USA MIT
Parsons Laboratory 13 m x 20 m x 1.5 m (47 paddles)

Canada Canadian Hydraulics Center
Multidirectional Wave Basin 30 m x 50 m x 3 m (60 paddles)

Canada NRC-Inst. Marine Dynamics
Multidirectional (L) Wave Basin 35 m x 75 m x 0.5-3.5 m (168 paddles)

Denmark Danish Hydraulic Institute
3D Basin 20 m x 30 m x 3 m (60 paddles)

England Wallingford
UK Coastal Reseach Facility 27 m x 72 m x 0.8 m (72 paddles)

Holland Delft Hydraulics
Directional Wave Basin 26.4 m x 40 m x 0.75 m (10 paddles)

Holland MARIN
Directional Wave Basin 60 m x 40 m x 1-2 m / 100 x 25 x 2.5 m

India IIT, Madras
Ocean Engineering Centre Multi-element wave basin 30 m x 30 m x 3 m (52 paddles)

Ireland U. Cork
Munster Institute Ocean Wave Basin 25 m x 18 m x 1 m (40 paddles)

Japan CRIEPI
Ocean Basin 45 m x 35 m x 1.5 m (72 paddles)

Japan Kajima Corporation
Kajima Technical Reseach Institute Wave Basin 58 m x 20 m x 1.6 m (36 paddles)

Norway Marintek
Ocean Basin 50 m x 80 m x 1-10 m (144 one side + 1 dual flap other side)

Spain CEDEX
Multidirectional Wave Tank 26 m x 34 m x 1.6 m (72 paddles)

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Country	Institution and Laboratory	Facility Name	Specs (size: width, length, depth; number of paddles)
USA	Texas A & M Offshore Technology Research Center	OTRC Model Basin	30.5 m x 45.7 m x 5.8 m
USA	Univeristy of Delaware Center for Applied Coastal Research	Directional Wave Basin	20 m x 20 m x 1.1 m (34 paddles)
USA	Oregon State	Rectangular Wave Basin	48.8 m x 26.5 m x 2.2 m (29 paddles, 2.1 m stroke piston-type)
USA	U Flordia	"Rectangular" Wave Basin	21.5 m x 24-53 m x 1 m
USA	US Army CHL	Directional Spectral Wave Basin	27.5 m x 29 m x 0.8 m (60 paddles)
USA	MIT	Parsons Laboratory	13 m x 20 m x 1.5 m (47 paddles)
Canada	Canadian Hydraulics Center	Multidirectional Wave Basin	30 m x 50 m x 3 m (60 paddles)
Canada	NRC-Inst. Marine Dynamics	Multidirectional (L) Wave Basin	35 m x 75 m x 0.5-3.5 m (168 paddles)
Denmark	Danish Hydraulic Institute	3D Basin	20 m x 30 m x 3 m (60 paddles)
England	Wallingford	UK Coastal Reseach Facility	27 m x 72 m x 0.8 m (72 paddles)
Holland	Delft Hydraulics	Directional Wave Basin	26.4 m x 40 m x 0.75 m (10 paddles)
Holland	MARIN	Directional Wave Basin	60 m x 40 m x 1-2 m / 100 x 25 x 2.5 m
India	IIT, Madras Ocean Engineering Centre	Multi-element wave basin	30 m x 30 m x 3 m (52 paddles)
Ireland	U. Cork Munster Institute	Ocean Wave Basin	25 m x 18 m x 1 m (40 paddles)
Japan	CRIEPI	Ocean Basin	45 m x 35 m x 1.5 m (72 paddles)
Japan	Kajima Corporation Kajima Technical Reseach Institute	Wave Basin	58 m x 20 m x 1.6 m (36 paddles)
Norway	Marintek	Ocean Basin	50 m x 80 m x 1-10 m (144 one side + 1 dual flap other side)
Spain	CEDEX	Multidirectional Wave Tank	26 m x 34 m x 1.6 m (72 paddles)