Modelling water wave overwash of a thin floating plate

A theoretical model of water wave overwash of a thin floating plate is proposed. The nonlinear shallow-water equations are used to model the overwash, and the linear potential-flow/thin-plate model to force it. Model predictions are compared with overwash depths measured during a series of laborator...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Skene, D. M., Bennetts, L. G., Meylan, M. H., Toffoli, A.
Other Authors: The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Science & Information Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2015
Subjects:
sea ice
surface gravity waves
wave-structure interactions
overwash
Sea ice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1332205
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Summary:A theoretical model of water wave overwash of a thin floating plate is proposed. The nonlinear shallow-water equations are used to model the overwash, and the linear potential-flow/thin-plate model to force it. Model predictions are compared with overwash depths measured during a series of laboratory wave basin experiments. The model is shown to be accurate for incident waves of low steepness or short length.

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