Field and large scale model tests of wave impact pressure propagation into cracks

Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Volumn 2005-January, Issue , 2005, Pages 4027-4039

  Wolters, Guido ^a   Müller, Gerald ^a   Bullock, Geoffrey ^b   Obhrai, Charlotte ^b   Peregrine, Howell ^c   Bredmose, Henrik ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

COASTAL STRUCTURES; IMPACT PRESSURES; LARGE-SCALE MODEL TEST; LOCALIZED DAMAGE; SMALL-SCALE MODELING; WAVE IMPACTS;

CRACKS;

EID: 84950310033     PISSN: 01613782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812701916-0325     Document Type: Conference Paper

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