Experimental modeling of wave load on a pile-supported wharf with pile breakwater

J Huang, G Chen - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
A hybrid structure of pile-supported wharf connecting with pile breakwater is tested in a
flume with a scale factor of 1: 30. Based on generating regular and irregular waves and …

Numerical investigation of the impact of a dam-break induced flood on a structure

L Peng, T Zhang, Y Rong, C Hu, P Feng - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The flood caused by a dam-break event generally contains a large amount of energy, and it
can be destructive to the downstream buildings and structures. In the present study, the …

Experimental study on wave-induced loads and nonlinear effects for pier-pile group foundations of sea-crossing bridges: Wave slamming and suction effect

Z Wang, W Wang, W Qiu, M Jiang - Coastal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Strong nonlinear effects, such as wave slamming, suction effects, and wave overtopping,
may be induced during wave-bridge interaction. However, an accurate understanding of …

[HTML][HTML] Probability and distribution of green water events and pressures

AD Boon, PR Wellens - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This article proposes a method to quantify, first, the probability of occurrence of green water
and, second, the expected maximum pressures during green water events using their …

Impact pressure and void fraction due to plunging breaking wave impact on a 2D TLP structure

WL Chuang, KA Chang, R Mercier - Experiments in Fluids, 2017 - Springer
Violent impacts due to the plunging breaking wave impingement on a 2D tension-leg
platform (TLP) structure were experimentally investigated in a laboratory. Simultaneous …

Greenwater due to plunging breaking wave impingement on a deck structure. Part 1: Experimental investigation on fluid kinematics

WL Chuang, TC Lin, YJ Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This study experimentally investigates the kinematics of greenwater resulting from plunging
breaking wave impacts on a deck structure. Two impingement scenarios, characterized by …

3-D numerical modelling of greenwater loading on fixed ship-shaped FPSOs

L Chen, PH Taylor, S Draper, H Wolgamot - Journal of Fluids and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This work is focused on the assessment of greenwater overtopping onto fixed ship-shaped
FPSO models using three dimensional (3-D) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) …

Green water velocity due to breaking wave impingement on a tension leg platform

WL Chuang, KA Chang, R Mercier - Experiments in Fluids, 2015 - Springer
The present study employed the image-based bubble image velocimetry (BIV) technique to
investigate the flow kinematics of a plunging breaking wave impinging on a geometry …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical analysis of shipping water impacting a step structure

D Khojasteh, S Tavakoli, A Dashtimanesh… - Ocean …, 2020 - Elsevier
Shipping water, the flow washing over and impacting the upper decks of ships and offshore
structures, occurs frequently during their service life and often causes structural problems …

Kinematics and dynamics of green water on a fixed platform in a large wave basin in focusing wave and random wave conditions

WL Chuang, KA Chang, R Mercier - Experiments in Fluids, 2018 - Springer
Green water kinematics and dynamics due to wave impingements on a simplified geometry,
fixed platform were experimentally investigated in a large, deep-water wave basin. Both …