Wave-structure interaction using coupled structured-unstructured finite element meshes

Applied Ocean Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 63-77

  Turnbull, M S ^a   Borthwick, A G L ^b   Eatock Taylor, R ^b  

^a HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cylinder; Finite elements; Forces; Wave tank

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

WAVELENGTHS;

OCEAN STRUCTURES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAVITY WAVE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; WAVE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAVITY WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; WAVE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

EID: 0141514572     PISSN: 01411187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1187(03)00032-4     Document Type: Article

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