Offshore Structures
Experimental/Measurement Facility
Wave Flume cum Towing Tank (110m x 4m x 4m)
5T Crane with Accessories
Trolley
Wave Flume (40m x 2m x 2m)
Towing Carriage
Plunger Type Wavemaker
Wave Basin (15m x 10m x 0.80m)
Wavemaker, Data Acquisition System (DAS) with sensors for measurement of displacement, and pressure (1 to 5bars), load cells, wave probes, current meters etc.
Experiments Conducted
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Calibration of wave probe
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Determination of wave parameters
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Determination of reflection coefficient
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Load cell calibration
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Calibration of pressure gauge
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Computation of wave forces
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Computation of wave length, profile, and group velocity as a function of wave period, water depth and wave period.
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Determination of wave profiles and particle trajectories as functions of wave height, water depth, and wave period - progressive and standing waves
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Pressure variation as a function of wave height, water depth, and wave period; progressive and standing waves
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Wave height transformation in shoaling water; wave breaking
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Wave reflection from beach; comparison with Miche’s theorem
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Wave reflection from a partial vertical barrier; comparison with approximate theory
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Wave forces on cylinders and spheres
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Plane wave maker
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Approximate wave maker theory for a perfectly reflecting beach