Stabilisation of compliant floating platforms with sheet barriers under wave action

• Main Authors: Bi, Cheng, Wu, Mao See, Law, Adrian Wing-Keung
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Compliant Floating Platform; Viscoelastic Sheet Barrier
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155844
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Excessive surface displacement of a compliant floating platform made of interconnected modular floats due to wave action can cause damage to the utility system (solar power, etc.) or endanger the safety of the service personnel on top. This study examines the use of a vertical tensioned sheet barrie...