Fluid–Soil–Structure Interaction
Coupled modelling of seawater, seabed soil and structure to capture hydrodynamic and soil effects on seismic response.
PhD Research Scholar · Structural & Earthquake Engineering
Adil Abass Lone
School of Civil Engineering
Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
My research focuses on the seismic behaviour of offshore structures, in particular the coupled fluid–soil–structure interaction that governs the foundation demand of offshore wind turbines. I study how seawater, seabed soil and the angle at which seismic waves arrive (oblique incidence) change structural response, with the aim of safer and more economical design of offshore energy infrastructure. I also develop GPU (CUDA)-accelerated solvers to make these large coupled simulations practical.
Latest News
- New paper in Structures (Elsevier): “Fluid–soil–structure interaction under oblique seismic incidence: Mechanisms governing offshore wind turbine foundation demand.” Read it
Research Interests
My work connects earthquake engineering, geotechnics and offshore structures.
Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations
Seismic demand on monopile and other foundations of offshore wind turbines in earthquake-prone regions.
Oblique Seismic Wave Incidence
How the angle of incoming P and S waves changes ground motion at the seabed and the resulting structural demand.
Seafloor Ground Motions
Characterization and selection of ocean-bottom earthquake records for the seismic analysis of offshore structures.
GPU-Accelerated Simulation
CUDA-based high-performance computing for large-scale coupled fluid–soil–structure models.
Publications
Journal Articles
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Fluid–soil–structure interaction under oblique seismic incidence: Mechanisms governing offshore wind turbine foundation demand
Structures (Elsevier), Vol. 94, 113318, 2026
Research Projects
PhD Research · Tianjin University · 2021 – present
Seismic Response of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations with Fluid–Soil–Structure Interaction
Developing coupled numerical models of the seawater–seabed–foundation system to explain how oblique seismic incidence and fluid–soil effects control foundation demand.
- Finite element modelling
- FSSI
- Wave propagation
- CUDA
Ongoing
Characterization and Selection of Seafloor Earthquake Ground Motions
Building a catalog of ocean-bottom and onshore records with intensity measures and site classes, to select realistic input motions for offshore structural analysis.
- Python
- Strong-motion data
- HVSR
- Response spectra
M.Tech. Thesis · BIHER, Chennai · 2021
Fracture Mechanism of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Hybrid FRP Laminates
Studied how hybrid fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates change crack development and failure of strengthened RC beams. Supervised by Dr. T. P. Meikandaan.
- RC beams
- FRP strengthening
- Fracture mechanics
Education
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2021 – present (expected 2027)
Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Tianjin University, China
Supervisor: Prof. Ning Li
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2018 – 2021
M.Tech., Structural Engineering
Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Chennai, India
Thesis: Study on Fracture Mechanism of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Hybrid FRP Laminates
Supervisor: Dr. T. P. Meikandaan, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering
Contact
I'm open to research collaborations and discussions on offshore and earthquake engineering.
School of Civil EngineeringTianjin University, Tianjin, China