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...d consisting of the linear superposition of regular waves, the linear wave force on a floating structure, or any other linear effect, takes the form: The complex force transfer function <math> F_k^{(1)}\left(\omega_k\right) \,</math> is evalua

| chapter title = Wave Drift Forces * '''Drift forces'''. They are the mean forces exerted on floating or submerged bodies

waves. The study of this passive drift of floating bodies is important for predicting the drift of bouyant debris. While there is a wide range of

...on the fluid volume. When its mean value can be shown to vanish, important force expressions on solid boundaries follow and will be derived in what follows. the momentum flux is equal to the buoyancy force.

| previous chapter = [[Wave Drift Forces]] ...wever, the definition of the quadratically nonlinear slow-drift excitation force in a seastate requires a second-order theory in principle. Tension-leg plat

...s of similar thicknesses collide and buckle, or in shear as adjacent floes drift past one another. ...ves on a fluid surface that are driven by gravity and a restoring buoyancy force. Flexural gravity waves are waves where this interaction is modified by the