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A boundary-integral method for the interaction of large-amplitude ocean waves with a compliant floating raft such as a sea-ice floe

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The interaction of large-amplitude water waves with a compliant floating raft such as a sea-ice floe or a pontoon-type VLFS (very large floating structure) is considered. The solution is expressed as a series using a perturbation expansion, the first two components of which are solved inductively using a boundary-integral method. The primary interest of this paper is to the ways in which the second-order potential can be modified in order to apply the boundary-integral method and to the comparison of results with those derived using eigenfunction matching methods.

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Hegarty, G.M., Squire, V.A. A boundary-integral method for the interaction of large-amplitude ocean waves with a compliant floating raft such as a sea-ice floe. J Eng Math 62, 355–372 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-008-9219-1

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