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The mathematical formulation of the physical problem is well established and solved, and its analytical solutions are appropriately obtained using the matched eigenfunction expansion method. The convergency and accuracy of the analytical solutions are carefully verified and thoroughly validated. It is found that the present analytical solutions converge up to three decimal places and agree well with the numerical results published in the previous literature. Furthermore, important numerical results are calculated to thoroughly analyze the oblique wave scattering performance of the proposed rectangular floating porous box with an impermeable bottom and its efficiency in preventing incident waves when used as a floating breakwater. It is concluded that the dimensionless width (L\/h), submergence depth (d\/h), and frictional coefficient (f) have a significant influence on the scattering performance and the transmission coefficient of the proposed porous box. 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