Description

In this session, Parth Akbari, Structural Engineer at MIDAS IT Australia, introduces wave loading application on marine and coastal structures using MIDAS CIVIL NX.

Parth explains the theory behind Morison's Equation, covering how drag and inertia forces from waves vary with water depth, wave height, and period, and how these are captured through key parameters including water density, drag and inertia coefficients, member diameter, and water particle velocity and acceleration. The session then moves into MIDAS CIVIL NX, demonstrating how to define a wave load case, including wave theory selection, wave height, period, and direction, before running the analysis and reviewing the resulting reactions and member forces on a pile-supported structure.

This is the third session in MIDAS IT Australia's free weekly CIVIL NX training series, designed to give engineers across Australia and New Zealand a fast, practical look at core workflows.