Abstract
Extreme wave loads from breaking waves on a monopile
foundation are computed within a 3D CFD model. The wave
impacts are obtained by application of focused wave groups.
For a fixed position of the monopile, the focus location of the wave group is varied to produce impacts with front shapes that varies from early stages of breaking to broken waves. The CFD results for in-line force are compared to load estimates obtained from the Morison equation. The peak loads determined with this simple method are smaller than those of the CFD solution. The computational results appear to suggest that for the impacts of spilling breakers the peak force gets smaller the more developed the breaking is. This is in qualitative agreement with a finding from shallow water impacts on vertical walls: the strongest
wave loads are associated with breakers that hit the structure with slightly overturning front. Extensions of the study are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | OMAE2010 |
| Publisher | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| Publication date | 2010 |
| Pages | 20368 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering: Offshore Measurement and Data Interpretation - Shanghai, China Duration: 6 Jun 2010 → 11 Jun 2010 Conference number: 29 http://www.asmeconferences.org/omae2010/ |
Conference
| Conference | 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering |
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| Number | 29 |
| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Shanghai |
| Period | 06/06/2010 → 11/06/2010 |
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