A numerical hydrodynamic model for a moored interconnected floating large structure under the action of regular waves is presented to analyze the effect of current and wind. The floating structure consists of 20 hinged plates that are linked together...
The super-large floating bodies are often designed as multimodule structures linked by connectors, and the load and strength evaluation of the connector structure becomes an essential work in the design procedure of these floating bodies. In this pap...
The hydroelastic response of an elastic thin plate combined with a vertical porous flexible plate floating on a single- or a two-layer fluid is analyzed in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. The vertical and the horizontal plates are pl...
Due to their unique structural configuration, Very Large Floating Structures (VLFS) exhibit significant hydroelastic responses during their motion in the water. These responses, which are a result of the interaction between the structure and the wave...
This paper investigates the hydroelastic responses of offshore floating solar photovoltaic farms (OFPVs). OFPVs usually occupy a large sea space in the order of hectares and structural deformation under wave action has to be taken into consideration...
A typical assumption when performing analytical, numerical, and experimental studies in wave–structure interaction in multi-body problems such as for wave farms and very large floating structures is the homogeneity of the wave field. Important intera...
The response control of a very large floating structure (VLFS) is a crucial issue that affects the stability and safety of the structure. This paper presents a vibration control method for stabilizing the motion of a multi-modular VLFS by using a set...
Hydrocarbon is a major source of energy for sustainable development. Storage of hydrocarbon products, however, requires a significant amount of land space to land-scarce countries like Singapore. This paper presents an alternative way of storing hydr...
Very large floating structures (VLFSs) typically employ a modular design approach to mitigate significant hydroelastic loads. A mooring system is commonly employed to maintain the position and heading of a VLFS against the forces of waves, wind, and...
The floating hoisting of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) production modules introduces substantial challenges due to the propensity for excessive deformation within the typical tubular truss structures during operations. This resear...
The development of floating photovoltaic systems (FPV) for coastal and offshore locations requires a solid understanding of a design’s hydrodynamic performance through reliable methods. This study aims to extend insights into the hydrodynamic b...
Following successful applications in inland water bodies, floating photovoltaics (FPV) developers are now targeting offshore sites. This advancement requires numerical tools that can quantify the hydrodynamic performance of large-scale FPV farms. The...
The motion of a flexible elastic plate under wave action is simulated, and the well–known phenomena of overwash is investigated. The fluid motion is modelled by smoothed particle hydrodynamics, a mesh-free solution method which, while computati...
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membranes are used in various applications, such as microvalves, micropumps, microlenses, and cell culture substrates, with various thicknesses from microscale to nanoscale. In this study, we propose a simple fabrication m...
Numerical simulations were generated to investigate the response of a floating airport to airplane movement using the nonlinear shallow water equations of velocity potential for water waves interacting with a floating thin plate. First, in the 1D cal...
Numerical simulations were generated to investigate the response of a very large floating airport to an airplane takeoff, using the set of nonlinear shallow water equations of velocity potential for water waves interacting with a floating thin plate....
Floating structures plays an important role in extending and developing ocean resources, and their response evaluation is a hot topic of global important research due to the large dimensions. With characteristics including small depth and large horiz...
The so-called large multi-body floating offshore structure is a new type of offshore structure with a huge and extremely flat deck area, which has a promising prospect as a floating port and also in applications in the area of marine space exploitati...
Owing to the structural characteristics of floating-type structures, they can be effectively applied to overcome the limitation of conventional long-span bridges in deep water. Unlike cable-supported bridges with fixed towers, floating cable-supporte...
In this paper, we investigate interdigitated back contact solar cells with the front floating emitter structure systematically by using simulated and experimental methods. By comparing the front floating emitter structure with the front surface field...
The external floating roof of a large storage tank directly covers the liquid surface as the liquid level rises and falls, enhancing the tank’s safety and environmental performance. It is fabricated from thin SA516 Gr.70 steel plates, with a ca...
Floating breakwaters have recently been generating increasing interest as a vital means to provide shelter and protect the ever-increasing number of structures deployed at sea. Notwithstanding the novel ideas being put forward, to date, floating brea...
Floating offshore wind has received more attention due to its advantage of access to incredible wind resources over deep waters. Modeling of floating offshore wind farms is essential to evaluate their impacts on the electric power system, in which th...
A truss-floating aquaculture vessel is an innovative addition to the aquaculture industry, characterized by its large, porous, ship-shaped structure. It differs from traditional ships, offshore structures, and individual net cages. Due to its distinc...
Large structures and high-value assets require inspection and integrity assessment methodologies that ensure maximum availability and operational capabilities. Large membranes are used as floating covers at the anaerobic wastewater lagoons of Melbour...
An artificial floating reef is an important part of the coastal ecological corridor. The large-scale construction of floating reefs by optimizing mooring methods can effectively improve the ecological effects of coastal projects. The artificial float...
The overall center of gravity (CG) position of large marine structures is a key parameter for offshore engineering equipment, as it directly affects dynamic behavior, stability, marine transportation safety, and float-over installation operability. T...
Floating photovoltaics (PVs) are progressively constructed in the ocean sea; therefore, the effect that freak waves have on their structural design needs to be considered. This paper developed a dedicated numerical model coupling the floating PV plat...
Deep-sea floating platforms are one of the most important large structures for ocean energy exploitation. A new energy-absorbing device named S-shaped Tuned Liquid Column Damper (TLCD) has been invented for the suppression of the horizontal motion an...
This paper presents an overview of integrating new research outcomes into the development of a structural health monitoring strategy for the floating cover at the Western Treatment Plant (WTP) in Melbourne, Australia. The size of this floating cover,...
A variety of Offshore Floating Photovoltaics (OFPVs) applications rely on the capacity of their floating support structures displacing in the shape of surface waves to reduce extreme wave-induced loads exerted on their floating-mooring system. This w...
Assessing carbon footprints has become increasingly important globally as a key tool for quantifying environmental impacts and supporting sustainable decision-making. However, although allegorical floats—central elements of large-scale parades...
The growth of global energy transportation has promoted the rapid increase of large-scale LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers, and concerns around the safety of LNG ships has attracted significant attention. Such a floating structure is affected by...
As a temporary means of water transportation, floating bridges play an important role in the military and other fields. However, traditional floating bridges have limitations such as large size, heavy weight, and slow construction time. In this paper...
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is commonly the material of choice for covered anaerobic lagoons (CAL) at wastewater treatment plants. The membrane floats on the wastewater, and hence is called a “floating cover”, and is used for odour c...
Photovoltaic systems deployed on large floating platforms in nearshore waters are strongly influenced by hydroelastic effects, nonlinear shallow-water waves, and variable bathymetry. This study develops a time-domain hydroelastic framework that coupl...
Floating covers used in waste water treatment plants are one of the many structures formed with membrane materials. These structures are usually large and can spread over an area measuring 470 m × 170 m. The aim of this paper is to describe recent wo...
Due to the large scale of navigation ships, the fast speed of entering the lock, and the irregular mooring and the complicated flow conditions in the lock chamber, it is common for the floating bollards of the lock to suffer structural damage or even...
This paper presents a quantitative investigation into the hydrodynamic characteristics of a floating breakwater system encompassing an artificial floating island. The floating breakwater’s cross-section is configured as a collection of multiple...
Evaluating the structural safety and seakeeping performance of very large floating structures (VLFS) using the rigid module flexible connector (RMFC) method remains challenging due to the complexity of the coupled hydrodynamic–structural respon...
Floating dikes have several advantages over spur dikes including less influence on riverine sediment transport, bed topography, and ecosystems, and a good adaptability to fluvial conditions. Despite these advantages, floating dikes have not been used...
As a potential fire scenario for bridge structures, the safety impact of an FRP anti-collision floating pontoon fire on bridge structures cannot be ignored. Taking the FRP anti-collision floating pontoon fire that occurred in a continuous rigid-frame...
As a critical storage technology, the material selection and structural design of flash memory devices are pivotal to their storage density and operational characteristics. Although van der Waals materials can potentially take over the scaling roadma...
To investigate the causes of water leakage in the waterproof hammer air valve and its impact on sustainable water resource management, the DN100 waterproof hammer air valve was taken as the research object. By using the overset grid solution method o...
The floating offshore wind turbine provides a feasible solution for the development of renewable ocean energy. However, the sizeable rotor diameter of the wind turbine results in large wind heeling moments and pitch amplitude. It will increase the st...
To reduce manufacturing, transportation, lifting and maintenance costs of increasingly larger and larger floating wind turbines, a Spar-type floating two-bladed wind turbine based on the 5 MW OC3-Hywind floating wind turbine model from the National R...
The near-trapping phenomenon, which can lead to high wave elevations and large wave drift forces, is investigated by a floating four-column structure. To solve this wave-structure interaction problem, a numerical model is established by combining the...
This study develops a two-dimensional numerical model to investigate the hydrodynamic performance of a floating breakwater coupled with flexible wave-dissipating structures (FWDS). The model integrates the immersed boundary method with a finite eleme...
The electrical behaviour of organic memory structures, based on single-walled carbon-nanotubes (SWCNTs), metal–insulator–semiconductor (MIS) and thin film transistor (TFT) structures, using poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as the gate dielectric, are...
The effect of watertightness criteria on structural assessment was investigated in this study through the design of a semi-submersible floater for a 10 MW wind turbine. A structural assessment was carried out for the ultimate, fatigue, and serviceabi...
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