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Seminar: Eigen-Function Matching Method for Surface-Gravity Wave Interactions with Thin-Walled Structures
4 May 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Ian Robertson
Environmental Data Analyst
Applied Research Laboratory
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Location Information:
**this seminar will be held both in person (Holmes Hall 247) and over Zoom**
Meeting ID: 960 4654 5799
Passcode: OREseminar
https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96046545799
Regions with high-energy wave environments, such as the Hawaiian Islands, can experience wave-induced erosion that impacts coastal infrastructure. Structures such as pile breakwaters and other slotted/perforated structures have been proposed to dissipate the wave energy. The thickness of these structures is very small compared with the wavelength so they can be regarded as thin-walled structures. In this talk, I will present some preliminary results obtained using an Eigen-function matching method to study two classical problems related to such types of breakwaters: (i) wave scattering by a curtain-type breakwater, and (ii) wave scattering by a vertical slotted wave barrier. Potential applications of the method and codes developed for future work will be discussed.
Speaker Bio:
Ian Robertson is an Environmental Data Analyst at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at UH. He recently graduated from Bates College in 2021 with a B.S. in Mathematics. As a member of the Ocean Science & Technology team at ARL, he maintains oceanographic instrumentation, processes and analyzes timeseries data from environmental sensors, assists with field tasks, and models ocean waves.