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  • Hinged floating breakwater : theory and experiments

    Creator:
    Leach, Patrick A.
    Abstract:
    An analytical model is developed to examine the response and efficiency of a vertical rigid, hinged, floating breakwater. The boundary value problem describing the flow field yields a well-posed Sturm-Liouville problem which is solved by separation of variables for the velocity potentials. The equation of breakwater motion about the breakwater...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the guidance of Drs. William G. McDougal and Charles K. Sollitt in partial fulfill- ment of the

  • Ocean wave-soil-caisson interaction

    Creator:
    Tsai, Yau-tang
    Abstract:
    Caissons on permeable seabeds have been designed and constructed for a variety of needs in coastal and offshore engineering. An evaluation of the adequacy of the foundation beneath the structure is required for an economic and safe design. To address this requirement, a two-dimensional analytical model of the foundation response...
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    Dissertation
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    by Jackie Tandy for Yau-Tang Tsai ACKNOWLEDGMENT Sincere thanks is expressed to Dr. William G

  • Simulation of coastal processes in a circular wave basin

    Creator:
    Katzev, David H.
    Abstract:
    The circular wave basin provides a means of physically modeling the nearshore without the typical problems associated with end walls. Three different coastal processes were examined to demonstrate the use of a spiral wavemaker in a circular wave basin. These were longshore currents, shear waves, and groin circulation. A beach...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Research Lab. I would like to especially thank my major professor, William G. McDougal, for continually

  • Wave runup on high energy dissipative beaches and the prediction of coastal erosion

    Creator:
    Ruggiero, Peter
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Beaches and the Prediction of Coastal Erosion Abstract approved: William G. y cDougal Wave runup has

  • The measurement of nearshore bathymetry on intermediate and dissipative beaches

    Creator:
    Côté, Jessica Magee
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    In 1996, Beach et al. first proposed the idea of mounting an echo-sounder on a Waverunner to measure nearshore beach profiles. This thesis discusses the Coastal Profiling System, an extension of the original work, which has been utilized to measure nearshore bathymetry at selected sites along the coasts of North...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Intermediate and Dissipative Beaches Abstract approved: William G. McDougal In 1996, Beach et al. first

  • Numerical and physical modeling of wave forces on A-Jacks units

    Creator:
    Wise, Larry
    Abstract:
    A numerical model is developed to estimate wave forces on A-Jacks armor units. The forces include drag, inertia, buoyancy, and slamming as the unit penetrates the free surface. The wave force model is used to determine the rigid body motions of the units. Bulk forces on a matrix of units...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Units. Abstract approved: William G. McDougal A numerical model is developed to estimate wave

  • Fractal solutions to the long wave equations

    Creator:
    Ajiwibowo, Harman
    Abstract:
    The fractal dimension of measured ocean wave profiles is found to be in the range of 1.5-1.8. This non-integer dimension indicates the fractal nature of the waves. Standard formulations to analyze waves are based on a differential approach. Since fractals are non-differentiable, this formulation fails for waves with fractal characteristics....
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    Dissertation
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    foremost my advisor, Professor William G. McDougal, for the guidance and expertise he has supplied

  • Wave diffraction due to trenches and rubble

    Creator:
    Furukawa, Keizo
    Abstract:
    Two types of boundary element models are developed for the interaction of waves with trenches. The first type is for a two-dimensional domain in the horizontal plane and employs the linear long wave approximations. It is shown that appropriate selection of pit geometries leads to a significant reduction in wave...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • The equations of motion of a deformable saturated porous medium with micropolar structure

    Creator:
    Dixon, Leonard T.
    Abstract:
    The micropolar equations of motion are developed, in a very general form, for a mixture of fluid and solid particles. The fluid is allowed to move differently than the solids, and the solids are modeled as a micropolar continuum. That is, the solid particles have an additional degree of freedom...
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    Dissertation