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04-05-2026 | 16:00 - 17:00 | Lecture Hall H
PhD Presentation
Katherine Álvarez
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After the PhD presentation, we will to discuss the outcomes of the ME PhD survey
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04-06-2026 - Lecture Hall H
PhD presentation
Assessing Coupled Motion Patters on Multi-body Floating Systems
Katherine Álvarez Castillo
Floating cities have been proposed as a way to relieve pressure on scarce inland space for housing and industry — but how realistic is this vision under harsh offshore conditions? At kilometre scale, wave loading can generate bending moments that challenge safety and operability. Splitting the platform into interconnected modules can reduce global bending demands, but it may also introduce strongly coupled motions and higher connector demands. This presentation shares model-scale experimental results for a 2×2 modular floating system subjected to regular waves at different incidence angles, complemented by modal insights to interpret the observed motion patterns. Which physical mechanisms drive these coupled motion patterns, and how can they be translated into connector design requirements?
The M&TT Colloquia is a colloquium series that is organized within the department of Maritime and Transport Technology at Delft University of Technology. The organization is done by PhD students from this department.