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Richard Simons' main research interests lie in the field of Coastal Engineering, with particular emphasis on hydrodynamics, the study of wave-current interaction and fluid effects on sediment, structures and seabed scour. Experiments in flumes, basins, water tunnels and the field have covered a wide range of conditions and the results have given an insight into fundamental fluid processes and related interactions with marine structures and the seabed. Facilities at UCL include three wave-current flumes: these have been used in a recent EPSRC/Supergen-funded investigation into the impacts of extreme wave-current events on marine tidal and wave energy structures. Xuan Zhang (PhD graduate) has recently undertaken a fundamental study into the interaction of waves with vortices, turbulence and turbulent currents.
With particular relevance to the marine renewables industry and scour around offshore wind farm foundations, experiments were conducted by Vidura Vithana (PhD) using the 3-d flow velocimetry system "3V3" and other techniques to assess the stability of scour protection at various levels of rock misalignment; Kate Porter, (EngD) worked with HR Wallingford to investigate scour in mixed and layered sediments and around complex foundations; Nick Tavoukstoglou (EngD) focused on scour evolution and protection measures around gravity base structures; Mohammed Al-Hammadi (PhD) looked at the effects of structural vibration on seabed scour and scour protection; and Carlos Menendez-Vicente is using computer simulations to model the scour process. Richard has a particular interest in marine aggregate dredging: in a recent project Stefania Schinaia (EngD) developed and applied a cellular automata model to predict the long-term impact on and recovery of the seabed and its associated biological systems of offshore dredging activities. In the broader field of coastal morphology, another project with Anna Bakare (PhD) applied novel statistical methods to characterize and predict long-term morphological development of the seabed. In the field of fluid-structure interaction, ANN methods were used by Amir Sharif Ahmadian (PhD) to model flow over and around low-crested breakwaters, using new experimental data from various scales of experiment in three flumes for training and validation of the model. And Alex Hammeken (PhD) completed his doctoral investigation into the effects of porosity and groundwater levels on wave run-up and overtopping on barrier beaches subject to severe storm impacts.
During the 1990s Richard oversaw commissioning and management of the UK National Coastal Research Facility at Wallingford and was influential in DEFRA's introduction of the UK coastal wave monitoring programme WaveNet. He served on the UK Coastal Monitoring and Forecasting Service (UKCMF) advisory group and on the Advisory Panel for the ICE Journal of Maritime Engineering.
With particular relevance to the marine renewables industry and scour around offshore wind farm foundations, experiments were conducted by Vidura Vithana (PhD) using the 3-d flow velocimetry system "3V3" and other techniques to assess the stability of scour protection at various levels of rock misalignment; Kate Porter, (EngD) worked with HR Wallingford to investigate scour in mixed and layered sediments and around complex foundations; Nick Tavoukstoglou (EngD) focused on scour evolution and protection measures around gravity base structures; Mohammed Al-Hammadi (PhD) looked at the effects of structural vibration on seabed scour and scour protection; and Carlos Menendez-Vicente is using computer simulations to model the scour process. Richard has a particular interest in marine aggregate dredging: in a recent project Stefania Schinaia (EngD) developed and applied a cellular automata model to predict the long-term impact on and recovery of the seabed and its associated biological systems of offshore dredging activities. In the broader field of coastal morphology, another project with Anna Bakare (PhD) applied novel statistical methods to characterize and predict long-term morphological development of the seabed. In the field of fluid-structure interaction, ANN methods were used by Amir Sharif Ahmadian (PhD) to model flow over and around low-crested breakwaters, using new experimental data from various scales of experiment in three flumes for training and validation of the model. And Alex Hammeken (PhD) completed his doctoral investigation into the effects of porosity and groundwater levels on wave run-up and overtopping on barrier beaches subject to severe storm impacts.
During the 1990s Richard oversaw commissioning and management of the UK National Coastal Research Facility at Wallingford and was influential in DEFRA's introduction of the UK coastal wave monitoring programme WaveNet. He served on the UK Coastal Monitoring and Forecasting Service (UKCMF) advisory group and on the Advisory Panel for the ICE Journal of Maritime Engineering.
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OCEAN ENGINEERING (2024)
Deborah Villarroel-Lamb,Richard R Simons
Philosophical transactions Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciencesno. 2281 (2024): 20240182-20240182
COASTAL ENGINEERING (2023)
Environmental Hydraulics Volume 2pp.741-746, (2022)
The 31st International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (2021)
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