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  title info:
    title: Design Considerations for Monopile Founded Offshore Wind Turbines Subject to Breaking Waves
  name:
    name part: Owens, Garrett Reese
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Niedzwecki, John
    role:
      role term: thesis advisor.
  name:
    name part: Texas A & M University
    role:
      role term: degree granting institution.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2013
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (172 pages)
  abstract: The majority of offshore wind farms utilize monopile substructures. As these wind farms are typically located in water depths less than 30 meters, the effect of breaking waves on these structures is of great concern to design engineers. This research investigation examines many of the practical considerations and alternative ways of estimating breaking wave forces. A survey of existing European wind farms is used to establish a realistic range of basic design parameters. Based upon this information a parametric study was pursued and a series of realistic design scenarios were evaluated. Comparisons include the sensitivity to the wave force model as well as to analytical and numerical wave theories used to evaluate the wave kinematics. In addition, the effect of different kinematics stretching techniques for linear waves is addressed. Establishing whether the bathymetry will induce spilling or plunging wave breaking is critical. Spilling wave breaking can be addressed using existing wave and wave force theories; however for plunging wave breaking an additional impact force must be introduced. Dimensionless design curves are used to display pertinent trends across the full range of design cases considered. This research study provides insight into the evaluation of the maximum breaking wave forces and overturning moment for both spilling and plunging breaking waves as a function of bottom slope. The electronic version of this dissertation is accessible from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148179
  note: by Garrett Reese Owens.
  note: "Major Subject: Civil Engineering"
  note: Includes vita.
  note: Master of Science Texas A & M University 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148179
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  note: Text (Thesis)
  subject:
    topic: Major Civil Engineering
  subject:
    topic: Wave Forces on Monopiles
  subject:
    topic: Offshore Wind Turbines
  subject:
    topic: Impact Forces
  subject:
    topic: Breaking Waves
  identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148179
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 131219
    record change date: 20151206090657.0
    record identifier: in00003417270
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng