Numerical simulation on joint motion process of various modes of caisson breakwater under wave excitation

Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 535-545

  Wang, Yuan Zhan ^a   Chen, Nan Nan ^a   Chi, Li Hua ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caisson breakwater; Motion modes; Numerical simulation; Physical model experiment

Indexed keywords

CAISSONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION CONTROL; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

CAISSONBREAKWATER; MOTION MODES; PHYSICAL MODEL EXPERIMENT; WAVE EXCITATION;

BREAKWATERS;

BREAKWATERS; CAISSONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION CONTROL; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 33745622637     PISSN: 10698299     EISSN: 10990887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cnm.828     Document Type: Article

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