Wave mechanics and wave loads on marine structures

This book provides a new perspective on the calculation of wave forces on ocean structures, unifying the deterministic and probabilistic approaches to wave theory and combining the methods used in field and experimental measurement. Presenting his quasi-determinism (QD) theory and approach of using...

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Main Author Boccotti, P. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, [2015]
Subjects
Waves > Mathematical models.
Water waves > Mathematical models.
Offshore structures > Hydrodynamics.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780128004135
0128004134
9781322158501
1322158509
012800343X
9780128003435
Physical Description1 online resource : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Wave Mechanics and Wave Loads on Marine Structures; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Symbols; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Chapter 1
  • Wave Mechanics: Basic Concepts; 1.1 THE SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS; 1.2 INTRODUCTION TO WAVE MECHANICS; 1.3 STOKES'' THEORY TO THE FIRST ORDER; 1.4 STOKES'' THEORY TO THE SECOND ORDER; 1.5 WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION; 1.6 PRELIMINARY REMARKS ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL WAVES; 1.7 WAVE REFLECTION; 1.8 WAVE DIFFRACTION; 1.9 ENERGY FLUX AND WAVE ENERGY; 1.10 THE GROUP VELOCITY; 1.11 CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 2
  • Wave Transformation near Coasts2.1 REFRACTION WITH STRAIGHT CONTOUR LINES; 2.2 REFRACTION WITH ARBITRARY CONTOUR LINES; 2.3 WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION IN SOME STRAITS; 2.4 WORKED EXAMPLE; 2.5 CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3
  • Random Wind-Generated Waves: Basic Concepts; 3.1 SEA STATE, SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, SPECTRUM, AUTOCOVARIANCE; 3.2 THE CONCEPT OF "VERY NARROW SPECTRUM"; 3.3 BANDWIDTH AND NARROW-BANDEDNESS PARAMETERS; 3.4 CHARACTERISTIC SPECTRA OF WIND SEAS; 3.5 HOW TO OBTAIN THE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM; 3.6 WAVE RECORD ANALYSIS; 3.7 SMALL-SCALE FIELD EXPERIMENTS; 3.8 CONCLUSION.
  • 5.2 THE "EQUIVALENT TRIANGULAR STORM"5.3 RETURN PERIOD AND AVERAGE PERSISTENCE; 5.4 THE ENCOUNTER PROBABILITY OF A SEA STORM WITH SOME GIVEN CHARACTERISTICS; 5.5 THE DESIGN SEA STATE FOR GIVEN LIFETIME AND ENCOUNTER PROBABILITY; 5.6 ESTIMATE OF THE LARGEST WAVE HEIGHT IN THE LIFETIME; 5.7 CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6
  • Space-Time Theory of Sea States; 6.1 WAVE FIELD IN THE OPEN SEA; 6.2 MAXIMUM EXPECTED WAVE HEIGHT AT A GIVEN ARRAY OF POINTS IN THE DESIGN SEA STATE; 6.3 DIRECTIONAL SPECTRUM: DEFINITION AND CHARACTERISTIC SHAPE; 6.4 CLASSIC APPROACH: OBTAINING THE DIRECTIONAL DISTRIBUTION.

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