**2. Materials and Methods**

The experimental work presented in this paper was conducted using a wave flume at the Sir John Laing Building, Coventry University (Figure 1). The flume is 18 m long, 1 m deep, and 0.6 m wide. A wave generator is located at the upstream end of the flume while a beach is located at the downstream end to dissipate the energy induced by the waves reproduced.
