Numerical Investigation of Wave-Structure Interaction

The simulation of the propagation and evolution of sea waves in coastal regions and their interaction with coastal structures is a very useful engineering tool in several problems of coastal and environmental engineering. The numerical studies of wave– structure interaction can be divided in two main categories: numerical studies in which the main goal is to simulate the motion and dynamic response of moving structures subjected to wave action, and numerical studies in which the main goal is to simulate the modifications produced on waves and wave-induced hydrodynamic fields by the presence of a fixed coastal structure. This Special Issue provides very interesting examples of both these main categories of numerical studies.