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1 online resource : illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed October 14, 2014). |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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 small-scale field experiments (SSFEs), author Paolo Boccotti simplifies the findings and techniques honed in his ground-breaking work to provide engineers and researchers with practical new methods of analysis. Including numerous worked examples and case studies, the book also discusses and provides useful FORTRAN programs, including a subroutine for calculating particle velocity and acceleration in wave groups, and programs for calculating wave loads on several kinds of structures. -- Edited summary from book. |
| 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. |
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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. |
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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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Waves -- Mathematical models.
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Water waves -- Mathematical models.
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Offshore structures -- Hydrodynamics.
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Ondes -- Modèles mathématiques.
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Vagues -- Modèles mathématiques.
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Structures offshore -- Hydrodynamique.
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SCIENCE -- Waves & Wave Mechanics.
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Offshore structures -- Hydrodynamics
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Water waves -- Mathematical models
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Waves -- Mathematical models
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Boccotti, Paolo. Wave mechanics and wave loads on marine structures. Kidlington, England ; Waltham, Massachusetts : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2015 xxiii, 324 pages 9780128003435 |
| ISBN |
9780128004135 (electronic bk.) |
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0128004134 (electronic bk.) |
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9781322158501 (electronic bk.) |
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1322158509 (electronic bk.) |
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012800343X |
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9780128003435 |
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AU@ 000054998612 |
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AU@ 000068479769 |
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CHNEW 001012479 |
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DEBBG BV042527256 |
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DEBSZ 434139017 |
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GBVCP 814911439 |
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NLGGC 382813332 |
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