Wave Mechanics and Wave Loads on Marine Structures (Paperback)

1. Wave mechanics: basic concepts 2. Wave transformation near coasts 3. Random wind-generated waves: basic concepts 4. Wave statistics in sea states 5. Design wave 6. Space-time theory of sea states 7. Complements of space-time theory of sea states 8. The theory of quasi-determinism 9. QD theory: mechanics of wave groups 10. QD theory: mechanics of wave forces on large isolated bodies 11. QD theory: mechanics of reflected and diffracted wave groups 12. Calculation of wave forces on three-dimensional space frames 13. Calculation of wave forces on gravity platforms and submerged tunnels 14. Loads of sea storms on vertical breakwaters 15. Conversion of wave energy 16. Design of a wave energy converter