SOME ASPECTS OF THE MUTUAL EFFECTS OF FLOWS AND STRUCTURES. THE SPECIFIC CASE OF MARINE STRUCTURES

QUELQUES ASPECTS SUR LES PROBLEMS D'INTERACTION ENTRE LES ECOULEMENTS ET LES STRUCTURES CAS DES STRUCTURES EN MER

The added mass concepts in a nonstationary flow are reviewed, along with the approximations required in calculating the hydrodynamic forces produced by the free-surface flow. Even in an ideal fluid, however, nonlinearities complicate the problem. The principal models for the force calculation are analyzed and their limitations discussed, (e.g. the Morrison formula and Borgman theory). An outline is given of the effect of the breaking wave forces on floating breakwaters and ships' moorings.

• Corporate Authors:

  Electricite de France

  Houille Blanche, 5 Chemin des Marronniers
  38 Grenoble,   France 
• Authors:
  • Lebreton, J C
• Publication Date: 1970

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 97-135
• Serial:
  • Bulletin Serie A: Nucleaire, Hydraulique Thermique
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Electricite de France

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Floating breakwaters; Free surface; Mooring; Moorings; Port structures; Stresses; Waves
• Old TRIS Terms: Free surface effects; Wave induced stresses
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00034457
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 27 1972 12:00AM