Climate Adaptable Structural Engineering (CASE) represents a multi-disciplinary endeavor to tackle the untenable status quo surrounding our current cities facing the effects of climate change and other stressors that emerge throughout the 21st century. By working across disciplines encapsulating structural engineering, mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, and architecture, we aim to foster innovative solutions that enable future cities to adapt to a range of possible climate scenarios. To realize this objective, focus is placed on the following research themes:

• Coastal structures subject to extreme wind, waves, and storm surge flooding

• Floating structures as a sustainable alternative to land reclamation

• Architecture-inspired solutions to urban resilience and structural art

CASE directly targets the goals of the Future World Vision initiative launched by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the United Nations UN-Habitat program for sustainable urban development.

This book introduces the theory and applications of ocean mechanics at a senior undergraduate or graduate level without assuming prior knowledge of hydrodynamics, wave theory, or related subjects. The objective is to equip students, educators, researchers, and designers with the necessary tools to promote infrastructure solutions that are more resilient and adaptable to ocean hazards exacerbated by a changing climate. The book contains four main sections: (1) mathematical fundamentals, (2) mechanics of surface waves, (3) wave interactions with fixed structures, and (4) wave interactions with floating structures.

Overview:

• Introduces the principles of water wave mechanics to structural engineers and other readers

• Describes the analysis of fixed and floating structures exposed to wind-waves and tsunamis

• Does not assume prior knowledge of fluid/wave dynamics which makes it accessible to readers of different backgrounds