Wave forces on floating structures in two dimensions and the application of a boundary element method

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FormatText, Technical Report
Series titleLaboratory Memorandum; no. LM-2002-21
Subjectwaves; floating bodies; wave forces; hydrodynamics; boundary element method
Abstract
Wave forces on floating bodies are evaluated for two-dimensional problems. Methods such as the Morison Equation and Froude-Krylov forces are described as background theory. The focus of the report is determining wave forces on free-floating bodies, large relative to the wavelength, using linear wave theory. Laplace's continuity equation is solved for diffraction and radiation cases using a Boundary Element Method (BEM). For the radiation case, coupled equations of motion are also evaluated. MATLAB m-files performing the numerical analysis are included in an Appendix.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Institute for Marine Dynamics
PlaceSt. John's, NL
NRC numberNRC-IOT-5287
NPARC number8895595
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