As a new type of marine structure, floating breakwater can provide suitable water area for coastal
residents. In this paper, a multi-module floating breakwater with three cylinders was designed. According to
the characteristics of each module, the elastic connector was created. The cabins with functions such as living,
generating electricity and entertainment were arranged. A linear spring constrained design wave (LSCDW) method
for strength analysis of floating marine structures with multi-module elastic connections was proposed. The
numerical model was verified by 1 : 50 similarity ratio in the test tank. According to the analysis of design wave
and extreme wave conditions, considering the mooring loads and environmental loads and connector loads, the
overall strength of breakwater was analyzed by LSCDW method. These studies can provide new insights and
theoretical guidance for the design of multi-module floating structures.
HUO Fali∗ (霍发力), YANG Hongkun (杨宏坤), GUO Jianting (郭建廷),
JI Chunyan (嵇春艳), NIU Jianjie (牛建杰), WANG Ke (王 珂)
. Design and Overall Strength Analysis of
Multi-Functional Elastic Connections Floating Breakwater System[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Science), 2022
, 27(3)
: 326
-338
.
DOI: 10.1007/s12204-022-2413-x
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