CEng FICE
Chair in Engineering
- About
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- Email Address
- t.odonoghue@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272508
- Office Address
School of Engineering University of Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 3UE
- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
1981 University College Cork, Eire. BE (Civil), 1st Class Honours.
1983 University College Cork, Eire. MEngSc, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Thesis: Development of an Irregular Wave Generation System.
1987 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. PhD, Offshore Engineering, Thesis: The Dynamic Behaviour of a Surface Hose Attached to a CALM Buoy
1987-1988 Civil/Coastal Engineer, British Maritime Technology Ltd., Ceemaid Division, Hampshire, England. Coastal engineering consultancy.
1988–1990 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Civil & Offshore Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Response of floating production systems in waves.
1990 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer (1999), Reader (2006), Professor (2007), School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- School of Engineering Coordinator for Postgraduate Research Students
- External Memberships
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- Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE)
- Member, International Association for Hydraulics Research (IAHR)
- Research
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Research Overview
Coastal and maritime engineering, oscillatory boundary layer flow, sand transport under sea waves, swash zone processes, wave-structure interaction, beach response, coastal monitoring.
Funding and Grants
- HYDRALAB+ Adapting to climate change, EC, H2020, Project Ref 654110, £76,816, 1/9/2015 – 1/9/2019. Project Partner and Task Leader. Total project value is 9.9M Euros; coordinated by Deltares, The Netherlands.
- Sand Transport under Irregular and Breaking Wave Conditions (SINBAD), EPSRC, £605,965, 1/1/2012 – 31/06/2016 (EPSRC EP/J00507X/1). PI with van der A as Researcher CI, 4-year research project with University of Twente (Ribberink) and Liverpool University (Ming Li). Dutch side of project funded by STW.
- The LRF Centre for Safety and Reliability Engineering,LRF, £1.2M, 2011 – 2018. PI.
- Turbulence and wall shear stress in unsteady internal flows woith rough surfaces. EPSRC, £342,737, 2009-2012 (EP/G068925/1). CI with S. He (Sheffield) as PI and D. Pokrajac as second CI. Collaboration with Prof. A Vardy, University of Dundee.
- Experimental and Numerical Modelling Study of Swash Zone Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport. EPSRC, £305,089, 2007 – 2010. (EP/E0113301). With D.Pokrajac. Collaboration with Prof. Dodd, University of Nottingham.
- Aberdeen Beach coastal monitoring project (ABCoMP). Aberdeen City Council, £199,145, 2006 – 2009. With Robert Wright (Geography & Environment), Professor Bill Ritchie (Aberdeen Institute for Coastal Science and Management).
- Sand Transport in Oscillatory Flows in the Sheet-flow Regime (SANTOSS). EPSRC, £321,027, 2005 – 2009. (GR/T28089/01). With the University of Twente, The Netherlands and a number of UK and Dutch industrial partners. Dutch side funded by STW, The Netherlands.
- SANDPIT: Sand Transport and Morphology of Offshore Sand Mining Pits and Areas. EC-funded, 170,000Euros, 2002 – 2005. EU 5th Framework research project involving 17 partner organisations from across Europe.
- Total Sediment Transport Rate Predictions in Wave-Current Sheet Flow with Graded Sand. EPSRC, £18,390, 2001 – 2004. (GR/R23572). Collaboration with Prof. B.A.O’Connor, Dr S.Pan, University of Liverpool and Prof. A.G.Davies, University of Wales, Bangor.
- Velocity Measurements to Understand Complex Flows and Sediment Behaviour in the Natural Environment. NERC (+ Development Trust), £62,770, 2001 – 2003. (NER/F/S/2000/00246 - JREI). With Dr. I.McEwan, Engineering and Prof. C.Soulsby, Geography, Aberdeen University as co-investigators.
- Experimental Study of Graded Sediments under Linear and Non-Linear Waves. EPSRC, £149,889, 1999 – 2002. (GR/M75563).
- Seabed Response to Jet Action. DTI/TCD + Industry, £96,950, 1999 – 2001. Teaching Company Scheme with PSL Ltd (TCS Project 2769). Principal Investigator with Dr. I.McEwan as co-investigator.
- In-situ Detection and Monitoring of Leaks in Water Distribution Pipes. Twenty One Ltd., £70,000, 1999 – 2000. Co-investigator with Dr. I. McEwan as Principal Investigator.
- Near-bed Water Particle Velocities in Front of Coastal Structures. EPSRC, £101,714, 1995 – 1998.
- Wave Kinematics and Erosion in Front of Coastal Structures. SERC, £61,349, 1992 – 1994.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Fluid Mechanics, Civil Engineering Hydraulics
- Publications
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Linear and nonlinear frequency-domain modelling of oscillatory flow over submerged canopies
Journal of Hydraulic Research, vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 668-685Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAn experimental and numerical study of turbulent oscillatory flow over an irregular rough wall
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 955, A33Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAn empirical model for velocity in rough turbulent oscillatory boundary layers
Coastal Engineering, vol. 179, 104242Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFlow-induced vibration of a cantilevered cylinder in oscillatory flow at high KC
Journal of fluids and structures, vol. 109, 103476Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMeasurement and prediction of bottom boundary layer hydrodynamics under modulated oscillatory flows
Coastal Engineering, vol. 169, 103954Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSand suspension and fluxes by wave groups and equivalent monochromatic waves
Continental Shelf Research, vol. 179, pp. 85-104Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWave Boundary Layer Hydrodynamics and Sheet Flow Properties under Large-Scale Plunging-Type Breaking Waves
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, vol. 124, no. 1, pp. 75-98Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTurbulence statistics in smooth wall oscillatory boundary layer flow
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 849, pp. 192-230Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-fluid-mechanics/article/turbulence-statistics-in-smooth-wall-oscillatory-boundary-layer-flow/0636BD9B1AEED89B68993831EE37C74C/share/44f178b8b14dba788f29ff71adca1bb36a5bd791
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2018.403
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11667/1/JFM_17_S_1654_accepted.pdf
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Near-Bed Turbulent Kinetic Energy Budget Under a Large-Scale Plunging Breaking Wave Over a Fixed Bar
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, vol. 123, no. 2, pp. 1429-1456Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTemporal acceleration of a turbulent channel flow
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 835, pp. 471-490Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBedload and suspended load contributions to breaker bar morphodynamics
Coastal Engineering, vol. 129, pp. 74-92Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSuspended sediment transport around a large-scale laboratory breaker bar
Coastal Engineering, vol. 125, pp. 51-69Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLarge-scale laboratory study of breaking wave hydrodynamics over a fixed bar
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, vol. 122, no. 4, pp. 3287-3310Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInclusion of wave breaking turbulence in reference concentration models
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsNear-bed hydrodynamics and turbulence below a large-scale plunging breaking wave over a mobile barred bed profile
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, vol. 121, no. 8, pp. 6482-6506Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIntra-swash hydrodynamics and sediment flux for dambreak swash on coarse-grained beaches
Coastal Engineering, vol. 112, pp. 113-130Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSuspended and bedload transport in the surf zone: Implications for sand transport models
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Suspended and bedload transport in the surfzone: implications for sand transport models
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v35.sediment.30
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Turbulence in a transient channel flow with a wall of pyramid roughness
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 781, pp. 226-260Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.488
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Sand transport process measurements under large-scale breaking waves
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814689977_0101
Near-wall behaviour of transient flow in a channel with distributed pyramid roughness
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Experimental Investigation of Extreme Waves: Comparison With Analytical Models and CFD
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4043/25973-MS
A comparative study of turbulence models in a transient channel flow
Computers & Fluids, vol. 89, pp. 111-123Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffect of flow irregularity on oscillatory boundary layer flow
Coastal Engineering Proceedings, vol. 34Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v34.sediment.44
SANDT-PRO: sediment transport measurements under irregular and breaking waves
Coastal Engineering Proceedings, vol. 34, sediment.1Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v34.sediment.1
Velocity profiles in vegetated open-channel flows: combined effects of multiple mechanisms
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol. 139, no. 10, pp. 1021-1032Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000779
Experimental study of bore-driven swash hydrodynamics on permeable rough slopes
Coastal Engineering, vol. 79, pp. 42-56Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPractical sand transport formula for non-breaking waves and currents
Coastal Engineering, vol. 76, no. -, pp. 26-42Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378383913000203
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2013.01.007
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A Multi-Mechanism Model for the Velocity Profile in Vegetated Open-Channel Flows
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsImplementation of ADER scheme for a bore on an unsaturated permeable slope
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 682-702Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/fld.2706
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Numerical model of swash motion and air entrapment within coarse-grained beaches
Coastal Engineering, vol. 64, pp. 113-126Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLaboratory experiments for wave-driven sand transport prediction
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3990/2.171
Experimental study of bore-driven swash hydrodynamics on impermeable rough slopes
Coastal Engineering, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 149-166Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEditorial
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering and Computational Mechanics, vol. 164, no. 4, pp. 185-186Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/eacm.2011.164.4.185
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Experimental study of the turbulent boundary layer in acceleration-skewed oscillatory flow
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 684, no. -, pp. 251-283Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNon linear shallow water modelling of bore-driven swash: Description of the bottom boundary layer
Coastal Engineering, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 463-477Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2011.01.004
Reply to Discussion of "Measurements of sheet flow transport in acceleration-skewed oscillatory flow and comparison with practical formulations" by D.A. van der A, T. O'Donoghue and J.S. Ribberink
Coastal Engineering, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 444-445Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2010.12.005
New practical model for sand transport induced by non-breaking waves and currents
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] http://journals.tdl.org/ICCE/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v32.sediment.10
Subsurface processes generated by bore-driven swash on coarse-grained beaches
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, vol. 116, no. C4, C04013Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JC006789
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/2147/1/Steenhauer_etal_JGR_2011.pdf
Laboratory and numerical study of dambreak-generated swash on impermeable slopes
Coastal Engineering, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 513-530Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2009.12.007
The effects of beach permeability on bore-driven swash on coarse-grained beaches
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsMeasurements of sheet flow transport in acceleration-skewed oscillatory flow and comparison with practical formulations
Coastal Engineering, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 331-342Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2009.11.006
A laboratory experiment in acceleration-skewed oscillatory sheet flow
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsBoundary layer flow and sand transport under full scale surface waves
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsDiscussion on paper B7.4 (Bolle): Author's reply
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Effects of acceleration skewness on oscillatory boundary layers and sheet flow sand transport
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsLaboratory measurements of hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the swash-zone
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Morphological change of nourished beach fronted by nearshore structures
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/cmsb.41318.0017
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Bed shear stress in bore-generated swash on steep beaches
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsSand transport under full-scale surface waves
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814282475_0123
Sheet flow sand transport processes in oscillatory flow with acceleration skewness
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814282475_0132
Direct bed shear stress measurements in bore-driven swash
Coastal Engineering, vol. 56, no. 8, pp. 853-867Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2009.04.004
Modelling and observation of oscillatory sheet-flow sediment transport
Ocean Engineering, vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 873-890Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2009.05.003
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New high-resolution measurements of wave boundary layer flow under full-scale surface waves
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814277426_0129
Water exchange across the beach face for swash on coarse-grained beaches
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsDatabase of full-scale laboratory experiments on wave-driven sand transport processes
Coastal Engineering, vol. 56, no. 7, pp. 726-732Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2009.01.008
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Effects of acceleration skewness on rough bed oscillatory boundary layer flow
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814277426_0131
2DV modelling of sediment transport processes over full-scale ripples in regular asymmetric oscillatory flow
Continental Shelf Research, vol. 28, no. 8, pp. 1040-1056Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2008.02.007
EFFECTS OF BEACH ROUGHNESS AND PERMEABILITY ON SWASH HYDRODYNAMICS
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsSurface wave effects on sheet-flow sand transport
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsDetailed measurements of velocities and suspended sand concentrations over full-scale ripples in regular oscillatory flow
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 112, no. F2, F02012Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JF000614
Boundary layer flow induced by waves with acceleration skewness
Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers ConferenceContributions to Conferences: PostersDevelopment of a New Practical Model for Sand Transport Induced by Non-Breaking Waves Currents
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/40926(239)4
Laboratory Experiments and the Development of Wave-Driven Sand Transport Models
Publications of the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, E Water Resources, vol. E-7, no. 401, pp. 177-195Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWave boundary layer velocities in oscillatory sheet flow
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812709554_0186
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Bore-driven swash on beaches: numerical modelling and large-scale laboratory experiments
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsInsights on wave-generated sand transport processes from large-scale laboratory experiments
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsModelling and measurement of sand transport processes over full-scale ripples in oscillatory flow
Coastal Engineering, vol. 53, pp. 657-673Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2006.02.002
PIV measurements of velocities over full-scale ripples in oscillatory flow
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsResponse of sand ripples to change in oscillatory flow
Sedimentology, vol. 53, pp. 581-596Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3091.2006.00774.x
Suspended sediment dynamics over full-scale ripples in oscillatory flow
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsThe dimensions of sand ripples in full-scale oscillatory flows
Coastal Engineering, vol. 53, pp. 997-1012Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2006.06.008
Flow tunnel measurements of velocities and sand flux in oscillatory sheet flow for well-sorted and graded sands
Coastal Engineering, vol. 51, no. 11-12, pp. 1163-1184Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2004.08.001
Concentrations in oscillatory sheet flow for well sorted and graded sands
Coastal Engineering, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 117-138Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2003.09.004
Numerical and Experimental Study of Wave-Generated Sheet Flow
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Graded sediments in oscillatory sheet-flow
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsSand ripples generated by regular oscillatory flow
Coastal Engineering, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 101-115Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3839(01)00025-4
Experimental study of graded sediments in sinusoidal oscillatory flow
Contributions to Conferences: Other Contributions- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/40566(260)94
N-type sediment bed response under standing wave
Journal of waterway, port, coastal, and ocean engineering, vol. 127, no. 4, pp. 245-248Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2001)127:4(245)
Sand bed response to submerged water jet
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsRandom wave kinematics and coastal structures
Contributions to Journals: Conference ArticlesCharacteristics of wave reflection spectra
Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, vol. 124, no. 6, pp. 303-311Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(1998)124:6(303)
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Wave phase shift at coastal structures
Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, vol. 124, no. 2, pp. 90-98Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(1998)124:2(90)
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CRF study of wave kinematics in front of coastal structures
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Beach response in front of wave-reflecting structures
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Estimating wave-induced kinematics at sloping structures
Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, vol. 122, no. 6, pp. 303-304Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Non-linear tower motions in waves
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An experimental study of turret-moored floating production systems
Applied Ocean Research, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 127-139Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0141-1187(92)90022-C
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Performance of turret-moored FPSO systems in waves
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