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Researcher:Dr WAI Amin
School/Unit:NC Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics
Commenced with Institution:1/3/2006
Commenced Current Job:15/6/2015
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Top 3 Fields of Research
Ocean Engineering
Naval Architecture
Ship and Platform Hydrodynamics
Top 3 Research Objectives
Expanding Knowledge in Engineering
Passenger Water Transport
Oil and Gas Exploration

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Graduate Research Supervision (Current)

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Graduate Research Supervision (Graduands)

NameDegreeCompletedSupervisionCommencedCeasedTitle
Nagi Abdussalam Mohamed AbdussamiePhD28/9/2016Co-supervisor15/12/201217/8/2014Towards Reliable Prediction of Wave-in-Deck Loads and Response of Offshore Structures
Nagi Abdussalam Mohamed AbdussamiePhD28/9/2016Primary Supervisor18/8/20142/10/2014Towards Reliable Prediction of Wave-in-Deck Loads and Response of Offshore Structures
Nagi Abdussalam Mohamed AbdussamiePhD28/9/2016Co-supervisor3/10/2014Towards Reliable Prediction of Wave-in-Deck Loads and Response of Offshore Structures
Seyedjavad AlavimehrPhD25/10/2016Co-supervisor1/11/20126/8/2015The Influence of Ride Control Systems on the Motions and Load Response of a Hydroelastic Segmented Catamaran Model
Seyedjavad AlavimehrPhD25/10/2016Co-supervisor7/8/2015The Influence of Ride Control Systems on the Motions and Load Response of a Hydroelastic Segmented Catamaran Model
Ahmed Shawki Shawki Mohamed ElhanafiPhD19/10/2017Primary Supervisor3/7/201416/10/2014Performance and Survivability of Offshore Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters
Jalal RafieshahrakiPhD3/6/2014Co-supervisor1/6/20122/6/2014The Influence of Hull Form on the Slamming Behaviour of Large High-Speed Catamarans
Babak ShabaniPhD3/6/2017Primary Supervisor29/6/201224/7/2012The Effects of Tunnel Height and Centre Bow Length on Motions and Slam Loads in Large Wave Piercing Catamarans
Babak ShabaniPhD3/6/2017Primary Supervisor25/7/20127/1/2015The Effects of Tunnel Height and Centre Bow Length on Motions and Slam Loads in Large Wave Piercing Catamarans
Babak ShabaniPhD3/6/2017Co-supervisor8/1/201519/8/2015The Effects of Tunnel Height and Centre Bow Length on Motions and Slam Loads in Large Wave Piercing Catamarans
Ahmed Abdelwahab Wahby SwidanPhD28/11/2016Primary Supervisor19/12/20129/1/2013Catamaran Wetdeck Slamming – A Numerical and Experimental Investigation
Ahmed Abdelwahab Wahby SwidanPhD28/11/2016Primary Supervisor10/1/20135/2/2014Catamaran Wetdeck Slamming – A Numerical and Experimental Investigation

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Research Publications

Journal Article
Abdussamie, N and Drobyshevski, Y and Ojeda, R and Thomas, G* and Amin, W, “Experimental investigation of wave-in-deck impact events on a TLP model”, Ocean Engineering, 142 pp. 541-562. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2017.07.037 ISSN 0029-8018 (2017) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Abdussamie, N and Ojeda, R and Drobyshevski, Y and Thomas, G* and Amin, W, “The impact of extreme wave events on a fixed multicolumn offshore platform”, International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 27 (3) pp. 293-300. doi:10.17736/ijope.2017.sh18 ISSN 1053-5381 (2017) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Abdussamie, N and Ojeda, R and Drobyshevski, Y* and Thomas, G* and Amin, W, “Experimental investigation of extreme wave impacts on a rigid TLP model in cyclonic conditions”, Ships and Offshore Structures, 12 (2) pp. 153-170. doi:10.1080/17445302.2015.1121608 ISSN 1754-212X (2017) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Abdussamie, N and Ojeda, R and Thomas, G* and Amin, W, “Measurements of global and local effects of wave impact on a fixed platform deck”, Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment (Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Part M), 231 (1) pp. 212-233. doi:10.1177/1475090216636410 ISSN 2041-3084 (2017) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Swidan, A and Thomas, G* and Penesis, I and Ranmuthugala, D and Amin, W and Allen, T* and Battley, M*, “Wetdeck slamming loads on a developed catamaran hullform - experimental investigation”, Ships and Offshore Structures, 12 (5) pp. 653-661. doi:10.1080/17445302.2016.1194555 ISSN 1744-5302 (2017) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Swidan, A and Thomas, G* and Ranmuthugala, D and Amin, W and Penesis, I and Allen, T* and Battley, M*, “Experimental drop test investigation into wetdeck slamming loads on a generic catamaran hullform”, Ocean Engineering, 117 pp. 143-153. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2016.03.059 ISSN 0029-8018 (2016) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Robbins, A and Thomas, GA and Amin, WAI and MacFarlane, GJ and Renildon, M* and Dand, I*, “Vessel wave wake characterisation using wavelet analysis”, International Journal of Maritime Engineering: Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Part A, 155 (Part A2) pp. 59-66. ISSN 1479-8751 (2013) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Swidan, A and Amin, W and Ranmuthugala, D and Thomas, G and Penesis, I, “Numerical prediction of symmetric water impact loads on wedge shaped hull form using CFD”, World Journal of Mechanics, 3 (8) pp. 311-318. doi:10.4236/wjm.2013.38033 ISSN 2160-0503 (2013) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Swidan, AAW and Amin, WAI and Ranmuthugala, SD and Thomas, GA and Penesis, I, “Numerical Prediction of Symmetric Water Impact Loads on Wedge Shaped Hull Form Using CFD”, World Journal of Mechanics, 3 (8) pp. 1-8. doi:10.4236/wjm.2013.38033 ISSN 2160-049X (2013) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Amin, W and Davis, MR and Thomas, GA and Holloway, DS, “Analysis of wave slam induced hull vibrations using continuous wavelet transforms”, Ocean Engineering, 58 pp. 154-166. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2012.10.011 ISSN 0029-8018 (2012) [Refereed Article] [Full Text] [Detail]
Conference Publication
Abdussamie, N and Ojeda, R and Drobyshevski, Y and Thomas, G* and Amin, W, “Dynamic behaviour of a TLP in waves: CFD versus model tests”, Proceedings of the 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, 10-15 June 2018, Sapporo, Japan, pp. 1151-1157. ISBN 9781880653876 (2018) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Abdussamie, N and Ojeda, R and Thomas, G* and Amin, W, “Offshore platforms in waves-CFD simulations for devastating conditions”, Proceedings of the 12th ISOPE Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium (PACOMS) 2016, 4-7 October 2016, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, pp. 108-118. ISSN 1946-004X (2016) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Abdussamie, N and Haase, M and Sartipi, K and Ojeda, R and Amin, WAI and Thomas, G*, “Simulating Loads and Motions of Full-Scale Offshore Platforms in Cyclonic Wave Conditions”, Proceedings of the 2016 SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, 25-27 October 2016, Perth, Western Australia, pp. SPE-182455-MS 1-12. (2016) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Abdussamie, N and Drobyshevski, Y and Ojeda, R and Thomas, G* and Amin, W, “The effect of air content and compressibility on wave-in-deck impact pressures”, Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (20AFMC), 5-8 December 2016, Perth, Australia, pp. 1-4. (2016) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Shahraki, JR and Davis, MR and Shabani, B and AlaviMehr, J and Thomas, GA and Lavroff, J and Amin, WAI, “Mitigation of slamming of large wave-piercing catamarans”, Proceedings of the 30th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, 2-7 November 2014, Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 1-13. ISBN 9781862958500 (2016) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Swidan, A and Thomas, G* and Ranmuthugala, D and Penesis, I and Amin, W and Allen, T* and Battley, M*, “Prediction of slamming loads on catamaran wetdeck using CFD”, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST 2015), 1-4 September 2015, Washington DC, USA, pp. 1-6. (2016) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Abdussamie, N and Amin, W and Ojeda, R and Thomas, G and Drobyshevski, Y, “Irregular wave generation and assessment of static air gap of offshore structures”, The Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 8-11 December, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 1-4. ISBN 978-0-646-59695-2 (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Abdussamie, N and Ojeda, R and Amin, W and Thomas, G and Drobyshevski, Y, “Prediction of wave-in-deck loads on offshore structures using CFD”, The Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 8-11 December, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 1-4. ISBN 978-0-646-59695-2 (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Abdussamie, N and Amin, W and Ojeda, R and Thomas, G and Drobyshevski, Y*, “Vertical wave-in-deck loading and pressure distribution on fixed horizontal decks of offshore platforms”, Proceedings of the 24th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, 15-20 June 2014, Busan, Korea, pp. 898-906. ISSN 1098-6189 (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Abdussamie, N and Amin, W and Thomas, G and Ojeda, R, “Wave-in-deck forces on fixed horizontal decks of offshore platforms”, ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, 8-13 June 2014, San Francisco, California, pp. 1-11. ISBN 978-0-7918-4537-0 (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Rafieshahraki, J and Thomas, GA and Penesis, I and Amin, WAI and Davis, MR and Davidson, G*, “Centrebow design for wave-piercing catamarans”, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, 2-5 December 2013, Amsterdam, pp. 1-8. (2014) [Conference Extract] [Full Text] [Detail]
Swidan, AA and Thomas, GA and Amin, W and Ranmuthugala, D and Penesis, I, “Numerical investigation of water slamming loads on wave-piercing catamaran hull model”, HSMV 2014: 10th symposium on high speed marine vehicles, 15-17 October 2014, Naples, Italy, pp. 1-9. (2014) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Amin, W and Davis, MR and Thomas, G and Holloway, DS, “Transient wave loads on large high speed catamarans”, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on High-Performance Marine Vehicles, 27-28 September 2012, Duisberg, pp. 1-13. (2012) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Thomas, G and Matsubara, S and Davis, MR and French, Benjamin and Lavroff, J and Amin, W, “Lessons learnt through the design, construction and testing of a hydroelastic model for determining motions, loads and slamming behavior in severe sea states”, Proceedings of the sixth International Conference on Hydroelasticity in Marine Technology, 19-21 September, Tokyo, pp. 163-172. ISBN 978-4-9906321-0-6 (2012) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Amin, WAI and Davis, MR and Holloway, DS and Thomas, GA, “Slamming Quasi-Static Analysis of an Incat 98m High-Speed Wave Piercing Catamaran”, International Conference for Innovation in High Speed Marine Vessels, 28-29 January , Fremantle, Australia, pp. on CD. (2009) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Davis, MR and Amin, WAI and Lavroff, J and Holloway, DS and Thomas, GA and Matsubara, S and Roberts, T*, “Global and Slam Load Model Testing to Support Developing HSMV Operations in Severe Sea Conditions”, International Conference for Innovation in High Speed Marine Vessels, 28-29 January , Fremantle, Australia, pp. on CD. (2009) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Davis, MR and Thomas, GA and Holloway, DS and Lavroff, J and Amin, WAI and Matsubara, S and Roberts, T*, “Slamming and Whipping of Wave-Piercing Catamarans”, 5th International Conference on Hydroelasticity in Marine Technology, 8-10 September, Southampton, UK, pp. on CD. (2009) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Thomas, GA and Davis, MR and Holloway, DS and Roberts, T* and Matsubara, S and Lavroff, J and Amin, WAI and Chamberlin, KR and Dove, TW, “Characterisation of slam events of a high-speed catamaran in irregular waves”, Proceeding of the 10th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, 5th -8th October, Athens, pp. 177-188. ISBN 978-960-254-686-4 (2009) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]
Amin, WAI and Davis, MR and Thomas, GA, “Evaluation of finite element analysis as a tool to predict sea loads with the aid of trials data”, 8th Symposium on High Speed Marine Vehicles (HSMV 2008), 21 - 23 May 2008, Naples, pp. 1-12. ISBN 9781605604602 (2008) [Refereed Conference Paper] [Full Text] [Detail]

* This author is not affiliated with the University of Tasmania.

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