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Rodney Eatock Taylor's Publications

Note: in some cases, links are given to electronic versions on publishers' websites, and/or to final pre-publication manuscripts accessible directly from this website. Conference papers are listed after the journal articles.

Journal articles

2009

BAI, W. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2009) Fully nonlinear simulation of wave interaction with fixed and floating flared structures. Ocean Engineering 36, 223-236. (Manuscript)

DRAKE, K. R., EATOCK TAYLOR, R., TAYLOR, P. H. & BAI, W. (2009) On the hydrodynamics of bobbing cones. Ocean Engineering 36, 1270-1277. (Manuscript)

EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2009) Reflections on the structural dynamics of floating beams and ship hulls in waves. Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 223, 257-273. (Manuscript)

MEYLAN, M. H. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2009) Time-dependent water-wave scattering by arrays of cylinders and the approximation of near trapping. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 631, 103-125. (Published version)

NING, D. Z., ZANG, J., LIU, S. X., EATOCK TAYLOR, R., TENG, B. & TAYLOR, P. H. (2009) Free surface evolution and wave kinematics for nonlinear uni-directional focused wave groups. Ocean Engineering 1226-1243. (Manuscript)

ZANG, J., LIU, S., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & TAYLOR, P. H. (2009) Wave run-up and response spectrum for wave scattering from a cylinder. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering 19(2), 1-6. (Manuscript)

2008

EATOCK TAYLOR, R., WU, G. X., BAI, W. & HU, Z. Z. (2008) Numerical wave tanks based on finite element and boundary element modelling. Trans. ASME, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering 130, 031001/1-8. (Manuscript)

NING, D. Z., TENG, B., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & ZANG, J. (2008) Numerical simulation of nonlinear regular and focused waves in an infinite water-depth. Ocean Engineering 35, 887-899. (Manuscript)

SMITH, C. W., ZANG, J. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2008) Wavelet-based adaptive grids as applied to hydrodynamics. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 57, 877-903. (Manuscript)

SIDDORN, P. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2008) Diffraction and independent radiation by an array of floating cylinders. Ocean Engineering 35, 1289–1303. (Manuscript)

WALKER, D. A. G., EATOCK TAYLOR, R., TAYLOR, P. H. & ZANG, J. (2008) Wave diffraction and near-trapping by a multi-column gravity based structure. Ocean Engineering 35, 201-229. (Manuscript)

2007

EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2007) On modelling the diffraction of water waves. 28th Georg Weinblum Memorial Lecture Journal of Ship Technology Research 54, 54-80.

EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2007) Hydroelasticity of plates and some approximations. Journal of Engineering Mathematics 58, 267-278. (Manuscript)

BAI, W. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2007) Numerical simulation of fully nonlinear regular and focused wave diffraction around a vertical cylinder using domain decomposition. Applied Ocean Research 29, 55-71. (Manuscript)

WALKER, D. A. G., TAYLOR, P. H., EATOCK TAYLOR, R., TROMANS, P. S. & ZANG, J. (2007) Water wave diffraction and the spectral response surface method. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering 17, 254-258. (Manuscript)

ZANG, J., NING, D., LIU, S., LIANG, Q., TAYLOR, P. H., EATOCK TAYLOR, R., & BORTHWICK, A. G. L. (2007) Boussinesq cut-cell model for wave scattering from cylinder in shallow water. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering 17, 266-269. (Manuscript)

2006

WALKER, D. A. G., TAYLOR, P. H., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & ZANG, J. (2006) Diffraction theory as a tool for predicting airgap beneath a multi-column gravity-based structure. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering 16, 175-182.

BULDAKOV, E. V., TAYLOR, P. H. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2006) New asymptotic description of nonlinear water waves in Lagrangian coordinates. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 562, 431-444. (Published version)

BAI, W. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2006) Higher-order boundary element simulation of fully nonlinear wave radiation by oscillating vertical cylinders. Applied Ocean Research 28, 247-265. (Manuscript)

ZANG, J., GIBSON, R., TAYLOR, P. H., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & SWAN, C. (2006) Second order wave diffraction around a fixed ship-shaped body in unidirectional steep waves. Trans. ASME, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering 128, 89-99.

2005

CHERN, M. J., BORTHWICK, A. G. L. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2005) Pseudospectral element model for free surface viscous flows. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow 15, 517-554. (Manuscript)

SILVA, R., BORTHWICK, A. G. L. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2005) Numerical implementation of the harmonic modified mild slope equation. Coastal Engineering 52, 391-407. (Manuscript)

WALKER, D. A. G. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2005) Wave diffraction from linear arrays of cylinders. Ocean Engineering 32, 2053-2078. (Manuscript)

2004

BULDAKOV, E. V., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & TAYLOR, P. H. (2004) Local and far-field surface elevation around a vertical cylinder in unidirectional steep wave groups. Ocean Engineering 31, 833-864. (Manuscript)

WANG, J. P., BORTHWICK, A. G. L. & EATOCK TAYLOR (2004) Finite-volume type VOF method on dynamically adaptive quadtree grids. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 45, 485-508. (Manuscript)

WALKER, D. A. G., TAYLOR, P. H. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2004) The shape of large surface waves on the open sea and the Draupner New Year wave. Applied Ocean Research 26, 73-83. (Manuscript)

2003

WU, G.X. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R (2003) The coupled finite element and boundary element analysis of nonlinear interactions between waves and bodies. Ocean Engineering 30, 387-400.

TURNBULL, M. S., BORTHWICK, A. G. L. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2003) Numerical wave tank based on a ?-transformed finite element inviscid solver. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 42, 641-663.

TURNBULL, M. S., BORTHWICK, A. G. L. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2003) Wave-structure interaction using structured-unstructured finite element meshes. Applied Ocean Research 25, 63-77.

CASSIDY, M.J., HOULSBY, G.T. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2003) Probabilistic models applicable to the short-term extreme response analysis of jack-up platforms. Trans. ASME, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering 125, 249-263.

BULDAKOV, E. V., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & TAYLOR, P. H. (2003) Diffraction of a directionally spread wave group by a cylinder. Applied Ocean Research 25, 301-320. (Manuscript)

2002

CASSIDY, M. J., TAYLOR, P. H., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & HOULSBY, G.T. (2002) Evaluation of long-term extreme response statistics of jack-up platforms. Ocean Engineering 29, 1603-1631.

2001

ZHU, G., BORTHWICK, A.G.L. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2001) A finite element model of interaction between viscous free surface waves and submerged cylinders. Ocean Engineering 28, 989-1008.

MA, Q. W., WU, G. X. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2001) Finite element simulation of fully nonlinear interaction between vertical cylinders and steep waves - part1: methodology and numerical procedure. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 36, 265-285.

MA, Q. W., WU, G. X. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2001) Finite element simulation of fully nonlinear interaction between vertical cylinders and steep waves - part 2: numerical results and validation. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 36, 287-308.

WU, G.X., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & GREAVES, D.M. (2001) The effect of viscosity on the transient free surface waves in a two dimensional tank. Journal of Engineering Mathematics 40(1), 77-90.

OHL, C.O.G., EATOCK TAYLOR, R., TAYLOR, P.H. & BORTHWICK, A.G.L. (2001) Diffraction by a cylinder array Part I: regular waves. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 442, 1-32.

OHL, C.O.G., TAYLOR, P.H., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & BORTHWICK, A.G.L. (2001) Diffraction by a cylinder array Part II: irregular waves. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 442, 33-66.

CHERN, M. J., BORTHWICK, A. G. L. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2001) Simulation of non-linear free surface motions in a cylindrical domain using a Chebyshev-Fourier spectral collocation method. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 36, 465-496.

CASSIDY, M.J., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & HOULSBY, G.T. (2001) Analysis of jack-up units using a constrained NewWave methodology. Applied Ocean Research 23, 221-234.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

2009

EATOCK TAYLOR, R., TAYLOR, P. H. & DRAKE, K. R. (2009) Tank wall reflections in transient testing. Proceedings of Twenty Fourth International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Zelenogorsk, Russia.

2008

ZANG, J., LIU, S., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & TAYLOR, P. H. (2008) Wave run-up and response spectrum for wave scattering from a cylinder. Proceedings of Eighteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Vancouver, Canada

EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2008) Free surface amplifications near offshore structures and the role of complex wave diffraction effects. Symposium on Marine Hydrodynamics, Seoul National University, Korea

MEYLAN, M. H. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2008) Scattering by arrays of bottom mounted cylinders and the approximation of near trapping in the time domain. Proceedings of Twenty Third International on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Jeju, Korea

EATOCK TAYLOR, R. SUN, L. & TAYLOR, P. H. (2008) Gap resonances in focused wave groups. Proceedings of Twenty Third International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Jeju, Korea

SUN, L., TAYLOR, P. H. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2008) First and second order wave effects in narrow gaps between moored vessels. Proceedings of Marine Operations Specialty Symposium, MOSS 2008, 6-7 March 2008, Singapore

2007

WALKER, D. A. G., TAYLOR, P. H., EATOCK TAYLOR, R., TROMANS, P. S. & ZANG, J. (2007) Water wave diffraction and the spectral response surface method. Proceedings of Seventeenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Lisbon

ZANG, J., NING, D., LIU, S., LIANG, Q., TAYLOR, P. H., EATOCK TAYLOR, R., & BORTHWICK, A. G. L. (2007) A new Boussinesq model for wave run-up on curved structures using Cartesian cut cell grids. Proceedings of Seventeenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Lisbon

EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & MEYLAN, M. H. (2007) Theory of scattering frequencies applied to near-trapping by cylinders. Proceedings of Twenty Second International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Plitvice, Croatia.

TAYLOR, P. H., ZANG, J., WALKER, D. A. G. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2007) Second order near-trapping for multi-column structures and near-flat QTFs. Proceedings of Twenty Second International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Plitvice, Croatia.

ZANG, J., NING, D. Z. , LIANG, Q. H., TAYLOR, P. H., BORTHWICK, A. G. L. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2007) Modelling coastal structures using cartesian cut cell method. Proceedings of Twenty Second International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Plitvice, Croatia.

2006

BONNEFOY F., EATOCK TAYLOR R. & TAYLOR P. H. (2006) A high order spectral model for wave interaction with a bottom mounted cylinder. Proceedings of Twenty First International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Loughborough, UK.

EATOCK TAYLOR R., ZANG J., BAI W., & WALKER D. A. G. (2006) Transients in wave diffraction by cylinders and cylinder arrays. Proceedings of Twenty First International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Loughborough, UK.

ZANG, J., TAYLOR, P. H. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2006) Numerical Study of Non-linear Wave Diffraction by an FPSO Proceedings of 7th Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium, Dalian, China.

2005

EATOCK TAYLOR, R., WU, G. X., BAI, W. & HU, Z. Z. (2005) Numerical wave tanks based on finite element and boundary element modelling. Proceedings of 24th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Halkidiki, Greece, June 12-17, 2005 paper OMAE2005-67505.

TAYLOR, P.H., WALKER, D. A. G. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2005) On the estimation of directional spreading from a single wave staff. Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, Madrid, Spain, July 3-7.

ZANG, J., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & TAYLOR, P. H. (2005) Second-order wave forces and free-surface elevation around a moored ship in steep uni-directional and spread waves. Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Marine Computational Fluid Dynamics, Southampton, UK , 30th - 31st March 2005, pp 53-58.

EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2005) Wave-maker ramp functions in numerical tanks. Proceedings of Twentieth International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Spitzbergen, Norway.

ZANG, J., TAYLOR, P. H. AND EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2005) Non-linear interaction of directionally spread waves with FPSO. Proceedings of Twentieth International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Spitzbergen, Norway.

2004

WALKER, D. A. G., TAYLOR, P. H. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2004) The shapes of large surface waves on the open sea. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Hydrodynamics, Perth, Australia, 24-26 November, 2004. Taylor & Francis, 309-317.

BULDAKOV E. V., EATOCK TAYLOR R., & TAYLOR P. H. (2004) New asymptotic formulation for nonlinear water wave problems in Lagrangian coordinates. Proceedings of Nineteenth International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Cortona, Italy.

ZANG, J., TAYLOR, P. H. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2004) Speculations on the adequacy of 2nd order diffraction theory. Proceedings of Nineteenth International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Cortona, Italy.

ZANG, J., GIBSON, R., TAYLOR, P. H., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & SWAN, C. (2004) "Non-linear wave diffraction around a moored ship". Proceedings of 23rd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, June 20-25, 2004 paper OMAE2004-51589.

BULDAKOV E. V., EATOCK TAYLOR R. & TAYLOR P. H. (2004) The effect of directional spreading on interaction of focused wave groups with a cylinder Proceedings of 23rd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, June 20-25, 2004 paper OMAE2004-51422.

2003

BULDAKOV, E. V., TAYLOR, P.H. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2003) Surface elevation in a directionally spread wave group around cylinder. Proceedings of Eighteenth International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Le Croisic, France, 17-20.

EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2003) Wet or dry modes in linear hydroelasticity - why modes? In Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Hydroelasticity in Marine Technology, Editor R. Eatock Taylor, Oxford, UK, 239-250.

2002

BULDAKOV, E. V., TAYLOR, P. H. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2002) Second order diffraction of a unidirectional wave group. Proceedings of Seventeenth International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Cambridge. 17-20.

2001

WU, G.X. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2001) The coupled finite element and boundary element analysis of nonlinear interactions between waves and bodies. Proceedings of Sixteenth International Workshop on Water Waves, and Floating Bodies, Hiroshima, 165-168.

CASSIDY, M.J., HOULSBY, G.T. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2001) Application of probabilistic models to the response analysis of jack-ups. Proc. Int. Symposium of Offshore and Polar Engineering, ISOPE, Paper 2001-JSC-153, Vol I, 106-113, ISBN 1-880653-52-4.

EATOCK TAYLOR, R., BORTHWICK, A. G. L., WU, G. X. CHERN, M. J. and ZHU, G. (2001) Modelling of unsteady viscous free surface flows. Proceedings of International Maritime Research & Technology Conference, Thematic Network MARNET-CFD, Crete.

Chapters in Monographs

EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & FONQUERNIE, G. (2001) Second order diffraction in a focused wave group. In Hydrodynamics in Ship and Ocean Engineering, Editor M. Kashiwagi, RIAM, Kyushu University, 58-84.

BULDAKOV, E. V., TAYLOR, P. H. & EATOCK TAYLOR, R. (2005) The Euler-type description of Lagrangian water waves. In WIT Transactions on the Built Environment, 84, 501-510.

CESNIK, C. E. S., EATOCK TAYLOR, R. & de LANGRE, E. (2005) Special Issue on Aeronautical and Marine Fluid-Structure Interactions. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 21-3, 229-361.

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