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Seminar: A Dual-Function Oscillating Water Column and Slotted Breakwater: a Wave-flume study
Bilger Hall 150 2545 McCarthy Mall, HonoluluClint Chester Reyes & Mayah Walker Research Assistant Department of Ocean and Resource Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Location Information **This seminar will be held both in person (Bilger Hall 150) and over Zoom** https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/95081858686 Meeting ID: 950 8185 8686 Passcode: OREseminar Wave energy conversion holds promise for renewable energy, but challenges like high initial costs hinder commercialization. Integrating wave-energy converters (WECs) into shore-protection structures creates dual-function structures for both electricity generation and coastal protection. Oscillating water columns (OWCs), with their out-of-water power take-off (PTO) system, minimize fouling effects and maintenance costs. This study combines an OWC-type WEC with
MS Plan B Defense: Performance Assessment of Wave Models for Cold Front Events in Hawai’i
POST 723 1680 East-West Road, HonoluluLiz (Elizabeth) Hauschild Master’s Student Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering University of Hawai’i at Mānoa **This defense will be held both in person (POST 723) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 969 2180 7582 Passcode: LizMS https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96921807582 The University of Hawai’i actively supports the United States’ first Wave Energy Test Site (WETS), situated on the east side of Oahu. The site’s location is exposed to a diverse array of wave energy resulting from persistent trade winds, seasonal extratropical storms, and subtropical and tropical systems. If not well understood, the activity and complexity of the wave climate may pose challenges for
MS Plan B Defense: Feasibility of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Piles for Marine Fender Systems at Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska
POST 723 1680 East-West Road, HonoluluBethany Stafford Master’s Student Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering University of Hawai’i at Mānoa **This defense will be held both in person (POST 723) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 940 4010 1446 Passcode: BethMS https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/94040101446 Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Juneau contracts a project approximately biennially to replace damaged fender piles at Base Kodiak’s waterfront. Traditionally, this has been a replace-in-kind project that replaces damaged fender piles with the same type of marine-grade Douglas fir as originally installed. This project evaluates the feasibility of using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) piles, which have a higher material cost, but more favorable