Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering: Recent submissions
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3D Numerical Modeling of Exchange Flows in Golden Horn Estuary
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)The Golden Horn estuary (GH) is a historic inlet in the northwest direction of the Bosphorus. It is a unique region that has valuable biological resources and provides living space for a wide variety of organisms. The GH ... -
Traffic Simulation of Houston Ship Channel for Assessing the Impact of Waterway Closures on Vessel Waiting Time
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)In this study, a model was developed to simulate waterway operations in the Houston Ship Channel to estimate vessel waiting time during waterway closures and to determine the optimal closure scenarios. The model allows the ... -
Spatial Impulse Wave Generation and Propagation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Rapid landslides into water bodies may generate massive water waves posing a threat to riparian settlements and infrastructure. These waves are referred to as impulse waves and exhibit tsunami-like characteristics. The ... -
Experimental Evaluation of Wave Transmission and Dynamics of Double-Row Floating Breakwaters
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Floating breakwaters are recognized as effective wave-attenuation structures for protecting shorelines and marine facilities. However, most common single-row floating breakwaters are unable to effectively attenuate the ... -
Using Analytical Approach to Estimate Wave Transmission Coefficient in Floating Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)This paper presents a simplified analytical approach, based on power transmission theory, to estimate the transmission coefficient of a floating box structure with finite width. In evaluating the transmitted wave power, ... -
Influence of Grain Size on Sediment Transport during Initial Stages of Horizontal Dam Break–Type Flows
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)The influence of grain size on sediment transport during the initial stages of dam break–type flows over horizontal mobile sediment beds was investigated through dimensional analysis and experiments. A new dimensional ... -
Berm Effects on the Probability Distribution of Individual Wave Overtopping Discharge over a Low-Crested Sea Dike
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Existing studies on the distribution of individual wave overtopping over sea dikes have not taken the effects of the berm into consideration. In this study, a series of physical experiments have been conducted on smooth ... -
Experimental Study on the Angle of Repose of Submerged Cohesive Sediments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)The angle of repose (AoR) of sediments is an important parameter in the hydraulics of sediment transport. This study investigated the AoR (ϕ) of submerged cohesive sediments using a tilting plane. The results indicate that ... -
Elastic Fender-Dolphin Interaction for Economic Design of Berthing Dolphins
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)The study addresses the question of the possible design benefits when considering the interaction between a modern marine modular rubber fender and a steel tubular pile substructure of a berthing dolphin. Absorption of the ... -
Calibration and Bias-Correction of the Steel Offshore Jacket Platform Models Using Experimental Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Offshore jacket platforms are of great importance due to their roles in shallow water areas, such as the Persian Gulf. Building infrastructures are always a challenge for engineers because of uncertainties in different ... -
Discussion of “Application of the SPH Method to Breaking and Undular Tidal Bores on a Movable Bed” by Pooyan Nikeghbali and Pourya Omidvar
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Simulation-Based Quantitative Evaluation Method for Water–Water Transshipment Coal Terminals
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Determining how to quantitatively analyze and evaluate a terminal layout is important for terminal design and construction organizations. In this study, a simulation-based quantitative analysis and an evaluation method ... -
New Statistical Approach to Select Coastal Flood-Producing Extratropical Cyclones from a 10,000-Year Stochastic Catalog
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Extratropical cyclones (ETCs) are major storm, flood-producing events along the northwest European coastline. To evaluate the storm surge risk covering a return period over as many as 10,000 years (0.01% annual exceedance ... -
Simulating Oscillatory and Sliding Displacements of Caisson Breakwaters Using a Coupled Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)In this work, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was coupled with a dynamic response model for simulating oscillatory and sliding motions of a composite caisson breakwater subject to impulsive wave loads. The CFD ... -
Suspended Sediment Transport in Context of Dredge Placement Operations in Moreton Bay, Australia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)A developed understanding of site-specific sediment transport processes is key for the assessment of coastal works, such as dredging and environmental management. This study investigates characteristics of the suspended ... -
Imaging-Based Nearshore Bathymetry Measurement Using an Unmanned Aircraft System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)An imaging-based method to estimate the nearshore bathymetry in the surf zone is described. The method uses imagery collected by an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), or a consumer drone. The UAS was flown over the area of ... -
Impact of Discrepancies between Global Ocean Tide Models on Tidal Simulations in the Shinnecock Bay Area
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Global ocean tide models have previously been reported to have substantial discrepancies in shallow coastal waters. Despite this, tidal forcing along the open boundaries of near-shore numerical hydrodynamic models is often ... -
Alternative Method to Determine Extreme Hydrodynamic Forces with Data Limitations for Offshore Engineering
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)This study aims to identify limitations during hydrodynamic forces estimation in offshore design standards, such as the RP 2A-WSD-2014, and presents an alternative method to estimate the hydrodynamics forces considering ... -
Assessment of Plate-Length Effect on the Performance of the Horizontal Plate Wave Energy Converter
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)In this research, the effect of plate length on the power absorbed by a submerged plate that serves as a wave energy converter was examined numerically. To provide a better understanding of the effect of plate length on ... -
Estimation of Incident and Reflected Wave Trains in Highly Nonlinear Two-Dimensional Irregular Waves
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)Most existing methods for separation of two-dimensional (long-crested) waves into incident and reflected components are based on linear wave theory. Recently, a new method for separation of incident and reflected nonlinear ...