About the Book
This book provides the fundamental understanding of the behaviour of ocean waves. It discusses the physical phenomenon of wave characteristics alongside the mathematical equation description of the same. The information provided in this book further enhances the knowledge of forces prevailing in the seas and greatly aid to efficient design of coastal and marine structures. A number of worked out examples accentuates the understanding of the subject matter. The topic of discussion of waves would be incomplete on failing to acknowledge ocean wave energy conversion which is also included as the part of the book.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Basic Fluid Mechanics 3. Basics of Wave Motion 4. Wave Deformation 5. Finite Amplitude Wave Theories 6. Description and Analysis of Random Waves 7. Wave Loads on Structures 8. Ocean Wave Energy.
About theAuthor
Prof. Vallam Sundar, joined as a faculty at I IT, Madras in 1981 is presently Professor at the department of Ocean Engineering since 1996. He obtained M.Tech and Ph.D degrees from the same institution. He has been rated as an excellent teacher in IIT Madras. Prof. Sundar has guided 19 Ph.D students and has about 450 publications in conferences and journals to his credit. A few of his publications have won the best paper award at the International conferences. He has participated in over 100 conferences worldwide and has chaired a number technical sessions. He is on the editorial board for 10 International journals. He was invited by several German agencies as a visiting Scientist and Professor from 1992 to 2006. Recognizing his contributions to teaching and research in Coastal Engineering, he was bestowed the prestigious Honorary Doctorate by University of Wuppertal, Germany. He was elected Chairman of its Asia Pacific division in 2006 by The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, IAHR. One of the most significant contribution of Prof. Sundar, amongst coastal/Ocean engineering related problems, is his solution to the continuous coastal erosion along the North of Chennai harbor. The adoption of groin field not only solved the problem but has also enhanced the formation of beach. Similarly, the coastal protection measures suggested by him and implemented along the west coast of Tamil Nadu have proved to be excellent buffers in reducing the impact of tsunami 2004. He has also been instrumental in the development of fishing harbours along Indian coast.
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