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Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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COMPUTATION OF BUOY MOORING CHAIN WEAR, Jonathan P. Benvenuto

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AN INVESTIGATION INTO GROUND EFFECT FOR AN UNDERWATER BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED FLAPPING FOIL, Paulstephen Chierico

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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF LOW MODE NUMBER CYLINDERS SUBJECTED TO VORTEXINDUCED VIBRATIONS, Ersegun Deniz Gedikli

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PREDICTION OF STRUCTURE BORNE NOISE RADIATION AND PROPAGATION FROM OFFSHORE IMPACT PILE DRIVING, Huikwan Kim

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DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERWATER FLAPPING FOIL TOW-TEST SYSTEM, Samuel L. Rauworth

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PREDICTION METHOD OF THE VORTEX INDUCED VIBRATION OF A ONE DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SPRING-MASS SYSTEM., Marina Iizuka Reilly-Collette

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IMPROVEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS OF STATE-OF-THE-ART NUMERICAL MODELS FOR SIMULATING TSUNAMI HAZARD, Tayebeh Sadat Tajalli Bakhsh

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MODAL EXCITATION OF A FLEXIBLE CYLINDER UNDERGOING VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATIONS, Harrison Zimmer

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Relationship Between Small Strain Shear Modulus and Undrained Shear Strength in Direct Simple Shear, Brian A. Baffer

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REAL-TIME FEATURELESS VISUAL ODOMETRY FOR SEA FLOOR IMAGING WITH A LAGRANGIAN FLOAT, David S. Casagrande

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CYCLIC RESISTANCE - SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY RELATIONSHIPS FOR MONTEREY AND CABO ROJO CARBONATE SAND, Michael Lowell Dobling

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Site Planning and On-Board Collision Avoidance Software to Optimize Autonomous Surface Craft Surveys, Michael A. Filimon

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An Inversion Scheme for Shear Wave Speed Using Scholte Wave Dispersion, Jennifer L. Giard

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Hybrid Optical Acoustic Seafloor Mapping, Gabrielle Inglis

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A Strain-Based Procedure to Screen for Wave-Induced Pore Pressure Generation in the Seabed, Anthony James Julian

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Physical Properties of Marine Sediments and their Application Toward Climate Change Studies, Tania Lado Insua

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Experimental and Numerical Study of a Wave Eneergy Harvesting Buoy, John Montgomery

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Offshore Wind Farm Siting Procedures Applied Offshore of Block Island, Rhode Island, Christopher M. O'Reilly

VALIDATING THE METHOD OF PRESSURE SENSING TO OPTIMIZE FLAPPING FOIL ENERGY EXTRACTION, Amanda J. Persichetti

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Development of a Self-Tuning Amplifier for Piezoelectric Transducer Evaluations, Hayden N. Radke

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Effect of the Acoustic Environment on Adjoint Sound Speed Inversions, Edward Richards

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Detection of Diffuse Seafloor Venting Using Structured Light Imaging, Clara J. Smart

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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GEOACOUSTIC INVERSION USING THE VECTOR FIELD, Steven E. Crocker

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ACOUSTIC FLUCTUATIONS IN SHALLOW WATER DUE TO NONLINEAR INTERNAL WAVES, Georges Albert Dossot

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WAVE-INDUCED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT: SIMULATION OF TURBULENT WAVE BOUNDARY LAYERS, Jeffrey C. Harris

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Strength prediction of weakly cemented sands from geophysical logs, Ravi Sharma M. Srinivasan

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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UNDERSTANDING AND OPTIMIZING THE HARLEY SURFACE EFFECT SHIP, Jeffrey C. Harris

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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A model-based algorithm for environmentally adaptive bathymetry and sound velocity profile estimation, David Bruce Cousins

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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A Study of Stainless Steel Reinforement to Replace Conventional Carbon Steel Reinforcement, Jalal Alsarraf

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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Alternative Corrosion Coating- Their Effect and Influence on Adhesive Performance, Khaled Alawadhi

Theses/Dissertations from 2001

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Effects of High Temperature Exposure on the Tensile Ductility of an Aged Metastable Beta Titanium Alloy, Mohammed Almesallmy

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Acoustic imaging of sources located either external, internal or on the surface of an arbitrary body, Irsan Soemantri Brodjonegoro

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Effect of grid non-orthogonality on the solution of shallow water equations using boundary-fitted grids, Sankaranarayanan Subbayya

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Models, algorithms, and measurements for underwater acoustic positioning, Harold Thomas Vincent II

Theses/Dissertations from 2000

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Broadband nonlinear inversion for geoacoustic parameters in shallow water, Gopu R. Potty

Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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DEVELOPMENT OF A REAL TIME GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TOOLBOX FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY DATA ACQUISITION, MONITORING, AND PROCESSING, Stephen Michael Dzurenko Jr.

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Acoustic wave propagation in fluid-loaded elastic ducts, Scott Edwin Hassan

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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Waves in cylindrical systems, Theodore Jerome Mapes

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Numerical model of salinity intrusion in Pak Phanang Estuary, Somboon Pornpinatepong

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Acoustic bullets: Generation and propagation, Jie Sun

Theses/Dissertations from 1994

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Consolidation and Permeability Behavior of High Porosity Baltic Seabed Sediments, Ajoykumar Ag

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MODELING OF SHOALING AND BREAKING WAVES ON BEACHES, Ravishankar Subramanya

Theses/Dissertations from 1993

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Three dimensional numerical modeling of estuarine circulation and water quality induced by combined sewage overflow discharges, Wenrui Huang

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A three-dimensional boundary fitted circulation model in spherical coordinates, Muslim Muin

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Acoustic harmonic radiation and scattering from fluid-loaded plates and shells with impedance discontinuities, Ardhendu G. Pathak

Theses/Dissertations from 1992

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Finite element modeling of time-dependent deformations in marine clays, Horst G. Brandes

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Remote acoustic evaluation of seafloor sediment properties, Satchidananda Panda

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Long-term creep behavior of cohesive marine sediments under drained conditions, Wen-Miin Tian

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BISPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF SECOND-ORDER NONLINEAR OCEAN WAVES, Zhaoqing Yang

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Nonlinear random wave theory and non-Gaussian structural response, Dongsheng Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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Backscatter analysis and sidescan imaging of the deep sea floor using the multi-beam sonar Sea Beam, Kushal K. Talukdar

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Numerical simulation of planar and axisymmetric unsteady flows over vibrating bodies, N. Kolluru Venkat

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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Acoustic harmonic and transient response of fluid-loaded shells of revolution, Huo-Wang Chen

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The transient response of heavily fluid-loaded elastic plates and cylindrical shells, Duraisingh Diamond Ebenezer

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Wind forcing of the Gulf Stream: A space-time analysis, Avijit Gangopadhyay

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Modelling the shoaling of channels due to the combined action of waves and currents, Louis Manuel Murillo

Theses/Dissertations from 1989

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OCEAN WAVE MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS EMPLOYING A SUBSURFACE RADIANCE SENSOR, Carl Lindstrom

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The chirp sonar--a high-resolution, quantitative subbottom profiler, Steven Gregory Schock

Theses/Dissertations from 1988

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Attenuation of heave and pitch motions of floating bodies by means of an active mechanism, Serdar Beji

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An experimental and theoretical study of gravity anchors dragged on sand, Osman Pekin

Theses/Dissertations from 1987

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A nonlinear frequency domain method for estimating acoustic attenuation in sediments, Duohaw Liang

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EFFECTS OF SEAWATER ON GRAPHITE/POLYMER COMPOSITES, WAYNE CLARK TUCKER

Theses/Dissertations from 1986

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ANALYSIS OF A REDUCED REPRESENTATION OF OCEAN WAVE SPECTRA, Laurence R. Hinchey

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MECHANICAL AND FLOW EXCITED VIBRATIONS OF ELASTIC PLATES AND CYLINDRICAL SHELLS IN DENSE FLUIDS, DONG-JYE LI

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A THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODEL SYSTEM OF COASTAL CIRCULATION AND WATER QUALITY (POLLUTANT TRANSPORT, NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND), J. CRAIG SWANSON

Theses/Dissertations from 1985

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An Interactive Computer Model for Oil Spill Training, Kurt A. Hansen

Theses/Dissertations from 1983

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Oilspill Hindcast Simulation of the IXTOC 1 Gulf of Mexico Spill, Eric L. Anderson

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Acoustic Transients in Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Sytstems, Glenn A. Andrew

Theses/Dissertations from 1982

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A Hydrogen Permeation Study of Electroplated Cadium on an Iron Substrate, Ben G. Allen

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AN ANALYSIS OF 3.5 KHZ NORMAL INCIDENCE ACOUSTIC REFLECTIONS AND SEDIMENT PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, KENNETH CHARLES BALDWIN

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An Experimental Determination of the Reflection Coefficient of a Crude Oil/Sea Ice Interface for Sound in the Kilohertz Range, William T. Davis

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THE EFFECTS OF PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE ON THE DEPOSITS FORMED UNDER CATHODIC PROTECTION OF IRON IN SEAWATER, HARRY RUDOLPH ENGLAND

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WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, ROBERT BRUCE GORDON

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THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF DEEP SEA SEDIMENTS AND THEIR INFLUENCE UPON OCEANIC HEAT FLOW, ROGER HENRI MORIN

Theses/Dissertations from 1980

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Stress-Strain and Strength Properties of Marine Sediments from the North Pacfic, Stephen A. Akers

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A FINITE-ELEMENT MODEL OF THE ANCHOR UPLIFT PROBLEM IN A COHESIONLESS SOIL, JEROLD ALAN BAIRD

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DEVELOPMENT OF A SONAR OIL TANKER CARGO MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, RICHARD DOEHNE BECKWITH

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Multisensor Surveillance Data Augmentation and Prediction, Garret Thayer Bush III

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MULTISENSOR SURVEILLANCE DATA AUGMENTATION AND PREDICTION (WITH) OPTICAL MULTIPATH SIGNAL PROCESSING, GARRET THAYER III BUSH

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Statistical Analysis Techniques Applied to North Atlantic Temperature-Salinity Data, Paul A. Heinmiller

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A FISHERY-OIL SPILL INTERACTION MODEL: FORMULATION AND APPLICATIONS, MARK REED

Theses/Dissertations from 1979

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SONAR OIL THICKNESS SENSOR, WAYNE IRA STERNBERGER

Theses/Dissertations from 1978

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PATTERN RECOGNITION FOR SIDE SCANNING SONAR, MICHAEL FRANCIS CZARNECKI

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An Experimental Investigation of the Nearfield Pressures of Ultrasonic Transducers and Arrays, George Anthony Fisher

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EROSION OF COHESIVE SEDIMENT AS A RATE PROCESS, RONALD CARL GULARTE

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THE EFFECTS OF CARBON-DIOXIDE AND BREATHING RESISTANCE ON THE THERMAL BALANCE OF DIVERS SUBJECTED TO COLD, JOSEPH CHARLES VAN RYZIN

Theses/Dissertations from 1977

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GROUPING OF MARINE SEDIMENTS USING A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF SEISMIC PROFILES, STEPHEN DOUGLAS MILLIGAN

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SHIP COLLISION DYNAMICS AND THE PREDICTION OF THE SHOCK ENVIRONMENT FOR COLLIDING SHIPS, MICHAEL PETER PAKSTYS

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REMOTE DETERMINATION OF SEDIMENT PARAMETERS IN A MULTI-LAYERED SEA BOTTOM, JOHN IRVING SALISBURY

Theses/Dissertations from 1976

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INVESTIGATION OF THE REDUCTION OF THE TARGET STRENGTH OF A FLAT STEEL TEST PLATE, JAN PHILLIP HOLLAND

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SYSTEM DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR A DATA BUOY NETWORK, LLOYD CORDER HUFF

Theses/Dissertations from 1975

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PRESSURE AND DENSITY IN MARINE SEDIMENT, ALDEN BUFFINGTON CHACE JR.

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STRENGTH AND STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOR OF DEEP-OCEAN CARBONATE SOILS, KENNETH ROLAND DEMARS

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Development of a Three Dimensional Numerical Water Quality Model for Estuary and Continental Shelf Applications, David Stevenson Hunter

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An Electro-Acoustic Oil Layer Thickness Gauge, Wilson C. Lamb Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 1974

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A MODEL OF TRAWLER TRAWLING GEAR INTERACTION, JULIO G. GIANNOTTI

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A THREE DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODEL OF STEADY GRAVITATIONAL CIRCULATION AND SALINITY DISTRIBUTION IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, KURT WEBSTER HESS

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FREQUENCY-DOMAIN SEISMIC DECONVOLUTION FILTERING, MARTIN ROBERT LACKOFF

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IN-SITU SEDIMENT COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT USING SCATTERED GAMMA-RADIATION, LEO DONALD MAUS

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SOLUTION CHEMISTRY OF PITTING CORROSION IN SEAWATER, CLIFFORD WARIN PETERSEN JR.