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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"wave-structure interaction"”.
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Water wave-structure interaction for small amplitude structural oscillations
The water wave/structure interaction is a complex phenomenon, which affects the prediction of the dynamic response of offshore structures. The problem arises from the interdependence of the structural response and the wave force. This interdependence is usually represented by the effect of the …
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Time-domain second-order wave interactions with floating offshore structures
… past decade, numerical modelling of nonlinear wave-structure interaction problems has been an important topic of ocean engineering research, with practical applications relating to load and response predictions for large floating structures subjected to steep waves. With the increasing need to …
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Improvements in the numerical modelling of wake effects for wave energy converter farms
… estimated that 100 GW of ocean energy capacity (wave and tidal) could be deployed in Europe by 2050. Along with these European targets it is expected that large farms of Wave Energy Converters (WECs) will be installed in the sea and as part of the consenting process it will be necessary to …
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Hydrodynamic modelling of the oscillating wave surge converter
… the numerical modelling of the Oscillating Wave Surge Converter (OWSC). The OWSC is a bottom hinged, flap-type, pitching wave energy converter. The device is installed in shallow water (10 - 15 metres} and covers the entire water column from the sea floor to the water surface. Its motion is …
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Numerical Modelling of Breaking Waves under the Influence of Wind
Wave breaking plays an important role in air-sea interaction, surf zone dynamics, nearshore sediment transport, marine hydrodynamics, and wave-structure interaction. When the wind is blowing over water waves, it not only enhances the exchanges of heat, mass and momentum on the air-water interface, …
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Structural Vulnerability of Coastal Bridges Under Hurricane Conditions
Hurricane waves can cause catastrophic damage to coastal bridges that lack sufficient clearance. This research focused on improving the understanding of the behavior of coastal bridges under hurricane-induced wave impact. High-fidelity finite element (FE) models were developed within ABAQUS, …
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Analytical and computational methods for non-Gaussian reliability analysis of nonlinear systems operating in stochastic environments
… by the inherently stochastic nature of random waves. Due to the dynamical nonlinearity of these systems, the statistical response is typically non-Gaussian with highly non-trivial distribution tails, making the problem of risk analysis a very hard one. However, accurate estimates of responses …