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Acknowledgements
I should like lo thank my advisors for their &vice NKI ~neot~rilgcmet~l.
and for allowing me the freedom to pursue my own rerarcit internal. Sperif-
ieally, they are: Dr. Michael Booton, Assacinto Professor (project supnrvi-
lor), and Dr. D. B. Muggeridge, Reoenrch Prof-r, and Citninnnn of Orean
Engineerin6
A special word of thanksgoes to my friend Dr. Jebrrnj Cl~iclamBran~fo~
his many heiplul suggestions. To Dr. G. ihs Pelern, nurl I).. 1'. Rnn~amdn
Chnri (Dean and Associnte Dcsn, rerpcctively, of Enginmt.ing), I cxlnld
sincere grntitude for their hclpf~il suggestions and nasistnm~rc tilrotmglloul my
years of study at Memorial Uniwrsily.
I am grateful tomany.pmpiefor lheir help, but I slldlut~ly mention a h'w
of them. Mr. Stephen I& Foster and Mrs. Diane Rnmsny of 'kclt8tied Svr-
vim built the experimental hydm-olsstic modeli Mr. 'hry Dycr n!!d llacry
Bowers drew same of tho diagmms; Mr. John Bourne. at M.U.N. pinotogra-
phy, took and developed all tho photogmphs; lhe wave lank crew (Mr. Mikc
Sullivan, Mr. Lloyd Little and MI. Andrew Kac%orn) providwl invnianbh: iw.
sistance throughout the cxpcrimentai invosligatian: tile workcra at lltc Conler
lor Computer Aided Engineering (Mr. David Prm, MI. Mcrvin Cnodycar,
Mrs. Ingrid V. Barnu and Mr. Tony Galway) aasistcd in computer rclrtnl
matters; Mr. Rsndy Dodge and Mr. Greg Bcnnelt at Computing Scrvirw
provided many helping suggestions which m dc my programs mow ofliciaal;
Dr. J. J. Sharp (Chairman of Civil Engineering) gave many helpbll advice
regarding the modelling of the hydro-elastic modd; Dr. Gary Sabin allowl