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Apr 26, 2012
A Low-Cost Wave-Sediment-Towing Tank
Authors: Patrick J. Hudson [email protected], Michael E. McCormick [email protected], and Shannon T. Browne [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis (2001)
Abstract
The design and construction of a small wave-sediment tank, built and instrumented for under $10,000, is described. The tank is equipped with a piston-type wavemaker, capable of producing both small-amplitude and solitary waves. The middle section of the tank contains a sediment bed appropriate for wave-soil-structure interaction and sediment transport experiments. Wave energy is absorbed by a gravel beach located at the opposite end of the tank from the wavemaker. Instrumentation includes three capacitive wave height gauges. The wavemaker is controlled by a desktop computer, which also provides data-logging capability. Applications of this wave-sediment tank to research into grounded ship migration and barge added-mass are presented.
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Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis (2001)
Pages: 1180 - 1189
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© 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Naval Architect, David Taylor Model Basin, 9500 MacArthur Boulevard, West Bethesda, Maryland 20817-5700. E-mail: [email protected]
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Research Professor, Civil Engineering Department, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218. E-mail: [email protected]
Research Assistant, Civil Engineering Department, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218. E-mail: [email protected]
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