Vortex induced vibration (VIV) is the vibration of an object caused by the flow of air or liquid around it. The vibration is caused by vortex shedding, a periodic instability that occurs in the wake ...

In the offshore subsea environment, weather disruptions and changes in the oceanic environment are common considerations for operators. Reducing the effects of such factors is key to keeping costs low ...

Among the traditional five human senses, touch is perhaps the least studied. Yet, it is solicited everywhere, all the time, and even more so in recent years with the widespread daily use of electronic ...

For decades, seismologists have known that Earth is never completely still, even when no earthquakes are happening and no volcanoes are erupting. Sensitive instruments worldwide record a continuous ...