Slamming of a breaking wave on a wall

• Main Author: Shu, Jian Jun
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mathematics and analysis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94025; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7214
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper is intended to study impact forces of breaking waves on a rigid wall based on a nonlinear potential-flow theory. This is a model problem for some technologically important design issues such as the impact of breaking waves on ships, coastal and offshore structures. We are interested in th...