ISSN:
0271-2091
Keywords:
coastal hydrodynamics
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shallow water equations
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finite element method
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finite difference method
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Engineering
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Numerical Methods and Modeling
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
This paper presents the results of some studies on the development and application of a finite element method (FEM) with a closed-form solution technique for time discretization. The closed-form solution is based on the eigenvalues/vectors of a coefficient matrix. The method is first applied to the one-dimensional linearized shallow water equations and then extended to the two-dimensional shallow water equations. An attempt is made to improve its efficiency by incorporating time splitting and using the closed-form solution technique only for linear terms. Some case studies of a rectangular channel and harbour are presented to illustrate the satisfactory working of the method. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Int. j. numer. methods fluids 24: 953-963, 1997.
Additional Material:
12 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
