Extreme Wave Monitoring and In Situ Wave Pressure Measurement for the Cofferdam Construction of the Pingtan Strait Bridge

The Force Exerted by Surface Waves on Piles

: Although circular piling is a much-used structural element in shore protection, harbor, and other maritime structures, only recently have significant advances been made toward gaining a quantitative understanding of the forces developed by wave action against piling. The present report deals with this subject.

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Wave forces on piles: a diffraction theory

Periodic Wave Pattern - the approach of differential calculus Periodic Wave Pattern - the control volume approach Wave Effects on Coasts Wind Generated Waves - basic concepts Analysis of the Sea States - the time domain The Wave Climate Design Waves and Risk Analysis Analysis of the Sea States in the Space-Time The Theory of Quasi-Determinism Uses and Consequences of the Quasi-Determinism Theory Analysis of the Wave Forces on Offshore Structures Calculation of the Wave Forces on Offshore Structures Stability Analysis of Coastal Structures Topics Calling for an Overall Overview of Offshore and Coastal Engineering.

Wave Mechanics for Ocean Engineering

A theoretical expression for the joint distribution of wave period and amplitude, which was previously derived for a Gaussian record with a narrow spectrum, is restated in simple form. According to this distribution the variability of wave periods, for waves of a given height, is inversely proportional to the wave height, so that the higher waves tend to be more regular. The distribution is found to agree well with some observations of wave periods and amplitudes from the Gulf of Mexico, as given by Bretschneider (1959).

On the joint distribution of the periods and amplitudes of sea waves

The storm surge associated with Hurricane Katrina caused tremendous damage along the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Similar damage was observed subsequent to the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004. In order to gain a better understanding of the performance of engineered structures subjected to coastal inundation due to tsunami or hurricane storm surge, the writers surveyed damage to bridges, buildings, and other coastal infrastructure subsequent to Hurricane Katrina. Numerous lessons were learned from analysis of the observed damage, and these are reported herein. A number of structures experienced significant structural damage due to storm surge and wave action. Structural members submerged during the inundation were subjected to significant hydrostatic uplift forces due to buoyancy, enhanced by trapped air pockets, and to hydrodynamic uplift forces due to wave action. Any floating or mobile object in the nearshore/onshore areas can become floating debris, affecting structures in two ways: impact and water damming. Foundation soils and foundation systems are at risk from shear- and liquefaction-induced scour, unless designed appropriately.

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Extreme Wave Monitoring and In Situ Wave Pressure Measurement for the Cofferdam Construction of the Pingtan Strait Bridge

References

The Force Exerted by Surface Waves on Piles

Wave forces on piles: a diffraction theory

Wave Mechanics for Ocean Engineering

On the joint distribution of the periods and amplitudes of sea waves

Lessons from Hurricane Katrina Storm Surge on Bridges and Buildings