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Title	Wave induced motion of small ice masses
Author	Attwood, Daryl
Description	Thesis (M.Eng.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1987. Engineering and Applied Science
Date	1986
Pagination	viii, 255 leaves : ill.
Subject	Ice--Dynamics; Sea ice--Dynamics; Waves
Degree	M.Eng.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Discipline	Engineering and Applied Science
Language	Eng
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 126-128.
Abstract	Experiments have been performed to assess the ability of linear diffraction theory to predict the motion of ice masses under wave excitation. Variables in the regular wave portion of the experiment included iceberg size and shape and wave steepness. Regular wave tests demonstrated accurate motion prediction, with best results achieved for smooth sided bodies undergoing small amplitude motion. Accuracy was lower for low frequency surge and heave resonance results, and generally for bodies with steeply sloping sides. -- Irregular tests were performed to demonstrate the ability to predict motion in an irregular seaway. It was seen that by combining response amplitude operators (RAO's) with wave spectra, response spectra for individual bodies could be predicted. The predicted spectra generated using experimentally determined RAO's very accurately mirrored the ones generated by transforming irregular-wave body response data to the frequency domain. Predicted spectra generated using theoretically determined RAO's were studied as well. It was found that the accuracy of such spectra was directly tied to the accuracy of the associated RAO's.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75414564
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(25.59 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Attwood_Daryl.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	271228.cpd