Spectral-analysis-surface-waves-method in ground characterization

Higher-order spectral analysis of nonlinear ocean surface gravity 'waves

Bispectral and trispectral analyses are used to detect secondary and tertiary wave components resulting from nonlinear interactions among largeamplitude ocean surface gravity waves in 8and 13-m water depths. Bispectra of bottom-pressure measurements indicate forced secondary waves at frequencies 2fp about twice the primary power spectral peak frequency fp. However, the interpretation of the bis...

Optimization of Moving Wingin Ground Effect using Response Surface Method

Optimization of the sectional wing in ground effect (WIG) has been studied using ahigh order numerical procedure and response surface method (RSM). Initially, the effects of the ground clearance, angle of attack, thickness, and camber of wing have been investigated by a high-resolutionscheme, which is highlystrong and accurate. In the numerical simulation, Normalized Variable Diagram (NVD) sche...

Viscoelastic Modeling of Ground Response to Strong Surface Waves

Abstract: Since soil dynamic behaviour is nonlinear in nature therefore a nonlinear viscoelastic model for isotropic materials is proposed in this study. This model is a combination of inelasticity and nonlinear damping. In this model, the shear modulus is taken as a function of the excitation level. The viscosity is assumed to vary nonlinearly. The validity of this model is checked for low amp...

Global characterization of Rossby waves at several spectral bands

[1] Global sea surface height anomaly signals from the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite altimeter from 1992 to 2000 are filtered into several spectral bands. These bands include propagating (Rossby, Kelvin, and tropical instability waves) and nonpropagating (annual and interannual basin-scale variability and eddies) signals. These signals are decomposed through a series of finite impulse response band-...

Vertical Shear-Wave Velocity Profiles Generated from Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves: Field Examples