Numerical modelling of multi-directional irregular waves through breakwaters

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 24, Issue 8-9, 2000, Pages 551-574

  Li, Y S ^a   Liu, S X ^a   Yu, Y X ^b   Lai, G Z ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Boussinesq equations; Breakwaters; Multi directional irregular waves

Indexed keywords

BREAKWATERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WATER WAVES;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; MULTIDIRECTIONAL IRREGULAR WAVES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

BREAKWATER; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; WAVE BEHAVIOR;

BREAKWATER; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 0034125186     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0307-904X(00)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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