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Generation Method of the Rectangular Grid Information for Finite Difference Model  

정신택 (원광대학교 토목환경·도시공학부)
조범준 (원광대학교 토목환경·도시공학부)
김정대 (원광대학교 토목환경·도시공학부)
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Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers / v.15, no.3, 2003 , pp. 190-195 More about this Journal
Abstract
For many coastal problems, such as wave transformation, tidal circulation, sediment transports and diffusion phenomena, we resort to numerical techniques. The representative numerical techniques are the method of finite differences and finite elements. The approximate algebraic equations, referred to as finite difference equations(FDEs), are subsequently solved at discrete grid points within the domain of interests. Therefore, a set of grid points within the domain, as well as the boundaries of the domain, must be specified. The generation of grids for FDEs, with uniform spacing, is very simple compared to that of finite elements. However, within a very complex domain, there are few grid generation tools we can use conveniently. Unfortunately, most of the commercial grid generation programs are developed only for finite element method. In this paper, grid generation method using digitizer, with uniform rectangular spacing, are introduced in detail. Didger and Surfer programs by Golden Software are necessary to produce comparatively accurate and simple depth data.
Keywords
numerical model; finite difference method; rectangular grid; depth information;
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