Yoshimi Goda Explained

Yoshimi Goda
Birth Date:24 February 1935
Birth Place:Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Thesis Title:Study on wave pressure acting on breakwaters
Thesis Url:http://gakui.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cgi-bin/gazo.cgi?no=203784
Thesis Year:1976

[1] was a Japanese civil engineer who made significant contributions to coastal engineering in Japan and internationally.[2] He undertook a large volume of research on coastal engineering problems, and developed methods for the design of monolithic breakwaters.[3]

Prior to the 1950s, the concept of the significant wave (Hs), was the fundamental tool used to analyse wave behaviour, in terms of interaction with beaches and coastal engineering structures. Goda was instrumental in the move to characterise the behaviour of sea waves as a stochastic process, involving spectral and statistical analysis, which began to be gradually incorporated into coastal engineering during the 1970s and 1980s.

The random wave concept is now used extensively in the engineering of maritime structures,[4] and Goda's wave pressure formula, a design method for vertical breakwaters based on a quasi-static approach, is named for him and used worldwide.[5]

Life and career

Goda was born in Sapporo in 1935, the son of Ichiji and Umeno Goda (née Tanaka). After graduating in Civil Engineering from The University of Tokyo in 1957, he joined the Port and Harbour Research Institute (PHRI) of the Japanese Ministry of Transport. In 1961, he was selected as part of a Japanese government initiative to conduct hydraulic and coastal research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States, under the guidance of Professor Arthur T. Ippen. His research at MIT focused on the theoretical analysis of resonance in harbours.[6] [7]

In May 1967, he became Head of the PHRI Wave Research Department, and received a doctorate in engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1976, publishing a Ph.D. thesis entitled Study of wave pressure acting on breakwaters.[8] He remained at the PHRI during this time, becoming Director General in 1986. In 1988, he left the PHRI and took up an appointment as professor at Yokohama National University, a position in which he remained until retiring in 2000, although he continued to be actively involved with the institution as Professor Emeritus after this date, undertaking research and publishing frequently.[9] [10] [11]

Throughout his career, he made significant contributions to the field of coastal engineering. His most notable work includes the development of a formula for wave pressure.[12] He also conducted insightful analysis of random wave transformations, and undertook comprehensive studies on the statistical properties of random seas. These discoveries were incorporated into Japanese standards for designing port and harbour facilities. He published the book Random Seas and Design of Maritime Structures which detailed the concept of random wave processes, stochastic wave processes, and spectral behaviour to students and practitioners.[13] [14]

In a 1999 paper,[15] Goda demonstrated that the way waves decrease in energy as they move in shallow water can be predicted using his model[16] of how waves randomly break. He compared different methods of predicting how waves spread out and move in different directions, showing how these methods are related, and provided a clear picture of wave patterns.

Other significant areas of research by Goda included work on the estimation of sediment transport in multi-directional wave fields, the characteristics and behaviour of waves and currents around reef systems, and the energy transformation processes associated with irregular waves.[17] [18] [19]

Goda also undertook research, published and lectured internationally, attending several international conferences including the International Conference on Coastal Engineering. He was chair of the Japanese Society of Civil Engineers' Coastal Engineering Committee conference in 1991, held at Kanazawa, and the 1992 conference in Okinawa.[20] [21]

In 2007, he gave a keynote lecture at the 9th International Summer Symposium of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers in Yokohama,[22] and delivered the keynote lecture entitled Coastal Protection Planning against Sea Level Rise at the 9th International Conference on Coasts, Ports, and Marine Structures (ICOMPAS) in Tehran in 2010.[23]

Amongst the many awards and honours Goda received in his career were the American Society of Civil Engineers International Coastal Engineering Award (1989),[24] the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Publication Award (1997) and Achievement Award (2003),[25] and the Order of the Sacred Treasure (2006).[26] Goda married Toshiko Fukuda in 1959, and the couple had five children.

Research and publications

Goda undertook research throughout his career and published widely on coastal engineering topics, including the use of statistical analysis to formulate design wave heights,[27] wave overtopping, and monolithic breakwaters.[28] [29] [30] [31] [32] Along with publishing in a variety of Japanese and international journals, he served as the honorary editor of the Coastal Engineering Journal of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.[33] [34]

In 1977, he published the engineering textbook Wave-resistant engineering: Wave-resistant design of harbours and coastal structures,[26] which proved popular with coastal engineering students, and was subsequently published in English translation (as Random Seas and Design of Maritime Structures) in 1985, with second and third editions published in 2000 and 2010.

He published Introduction to Civil Engineering and Civilization History in 2001, a book aimed at providing a historical overview of the relationship between civil engineering and civilisation.[35] In 2003, he published a set of workable formulas for simplified wind-wave prediction, based on previous work by the South African engineer Basil Wrigley Wilson and other Japanese researchers,[36] [37] [38] [39] to be utilised by engineers for preliminary design work.[40]

In 2012, shortly before his death, he published the book Coastal Engineering: Its birth and development, his attempt to summarise developments in coastal engineering from 1950, both in Japan and internationally.[41] Goda had previously published work on similar historical themes, including a paper in 1999 in which he analysed the historical development of the mathematical theory of waves, and traced the development of coastal engineering from Leonardo da Vinci up to the present day.[42] [43] [44]

The Goda Library

The Hydraulic Laboratory building at the Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI) in Yokosuka includes the Goda Library, which houses a collection of Goda's books, magazines, and written works. The collection includes materials reflecting his research life, such as research notes and diaries with personal annotations. The library is open to visitors, but does not offer lending services.[45]

Selected bibliography

A selection of books published by Goda are given below, along with many of the papers he authored, or co-authored.

Books

Published papers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 24 January 2012 . 【おくやみ】合田良実氏（元港湾技術研究所所長、横浜国立大学名誉教授） . Condolences: Mr. Yoshimi Goda (Former Director of Port and Harbour Research Institute, Honorary Professor at Yokohama National University) . 14 July 2023 . . ja.
  2. Mizutani . N. . 2012 . Obituary: Yoshimi Goda . Coastal Engineering Journal . en . 54 . 1 . 10.1142/S0578563412010012 . 218526571 . 2166-4250 . 5 July 2023.
  3. Vis . C.L. . 1995 . Design of Caisson breakwaters: An evaluation of the formula of Goda . MSC Thesis . en . Delft . . 5 July 2023 . TU Delft Repository.
  4. Goda . Y. . 2008 . Overview on the applications of random wave concept in coastal engineering . Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B . en . 84 . 9 . 374–385 . 10.2183/pjab.84.374 . 18997449 . 3721201 . 2008PJAB...84..374G . 0386-2208 . 5 July 2023.
  5. Tryggvadóttir . B. . Sigurdarson . S. . Gíslason . F. . Sveinbjornsson . P.I. . Hrafnkelsson . B. . 2024 . Flood Risk Assessment for the Coastal Village of Vík, South Coast of Iceland . Proceedings of the Conference on Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2023 . 1165–1180 . 10.1680/cmsb.67042.1165 . 30 July 2024 . subscription . 24 March 2023 . Institution of Civil Engineers.
  6. Ippen . A.T. . Goda . Y. . 1963 . Wave induced oscillations in harbors: The solution for a rectangular harbor connected to the open-sea . . 1721.1/142984 . 5 July 2023.
  7. Harleman . D.R.F. . Goda . Y. . 1962 . Control Structures in Stratified Flows . . 1721.1/142988 . 5 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Goda . Y. . 1976 . 学位論文要旨詳細 . Study on wave pressure acting on breakwaters (PhD Thesis - Abstract) . 6 July 2023 . gakui.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp . . ja . Tokyo.
  9. Goda . Y . 2006 . Computation of Setup and Longshore Currents by Directional Spectral Waves . Coastal Dynamics . en . American Society of Civil Engineers . 1–13 . 10.1061/40855(214)30 . 978-0-7844-0855-1 . 5 July 2023.
  10. Goda . Y. . 2004 . Spread Parameter of Extreme Wave Height Distribution for Performance-Based Design of Maritime Structures . Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering . en . 130 . 1 . 29–38 . 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2004)130:1(29) . 0733-950X . 5 July 2023.
  11. Goda . Y. . 2012 . Design wave height selection in intermediate-depth waters . Coastal Engineering . en . 66 . 3–7 . 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2012.03.005 . 2012CoasE..66....3G . 5 July 2023.
  12. Wiebe . D.M. . Park . H. . Cox . D.T. . 2014 . Application of the Goda pressure formulae for horizontal wave loads on elevated structures . KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering . en . 18 . 6 . 1573–1579 . 10.1007/s12205-014-0175-1 . 255531059 . 1226-7988 . 5 July 2023.
  13. Takayama . T. . Takahashi . S. . Mase . H . 2012 . In Memoriam: Yoshimi Goda . Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering . en . 138 . 6 . 423–424 . 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000173 . 0733-950X . free .
  14. Book: Goda, Yoshimi . Random Seas and Design of Maritime Structures . 2010 . World Scientific . 978-981-4282-39-0 . en.
  15. Goda . Y. . 1999 . A Comparative Review on the Functional Forms of Directional Wave Spectrum . Coastal Engineering Journal . en . 41 . 1 . 1–20 . 10.1142/S0578563499000024 . 1999CEngJ..41....1G . 2166-4250 . 17 January 2024.
  16. Goda . Y. . 1988 . Statistical Variability of Sea State Parameters as a Function of Wave Spectrum . Coastal Engineering in Japan . en . 31 . 1 . 39–52 . 10.1080/05785634.1988.11924482 . 0578-5634 . 17 January 2024.
  17. Web site: Goda . Y. . Okayasu . A. . Shibayama . T. . 1995 . Characteristics of Wave and Current Field around a Longitudinal Reef System . 24 September 2023 . KAKEN.
  18. Web site: Goda . Y. . Okayasu . A. . Sato . S. . Shibayama . T. . 1989 . 多方向不規則波浪場における漂砂量の推定法に関する研究 . Research on Estimation Methods for Sediment Transport in Multi-directional Irregular Wave Fields . 24 September 2023 . KAKEN . ja.
  19. Web site: Goda . Y. . Okayashu . A. . Sato . S. . Shibayama . T. . 1991 . 任意断面地形上の砕波帯における不規則波浪のエルネギ-変換過程 . Energy Transformation Process of Irregular Waves in the Breaking Zone on an Arbitrary Cross-Sectional Terrain . 24 September 2023 . KAKEN . ja.
  20. Web site: 1991 . Preface: 38th JSCE Conference on Coastal Engineering . 14 July 2023 . JSCE Coastal Engineering Committee . ja.
  21. Web site: 1991 . Preface: 39th JSCE Conference on Coastal Engineering . 14 July 2023 . JSCE Coastal Engineering Committee . ja.
  22. Web site: Report of the 9th International Summer Symposium of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers . 14 July 2023 . www.jsce-int.org . en.
  23. Web site: Conference Date 2010 . 2024-03-24 . www.icopmas.ir.
  24. Web site: 2016 . International Coastal Engineering Award: Past Award Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303112842/http://www.asce.org/templates/award-detail.aspx?id=628&all_recipients=1 . 3 March 2016 . 5 July 2023 .
  25. Web site: Report of the 9th International Summer Symposium of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers . 2023-07-05 . www.jsce-int.org.
  26. Book: Goda, Y. . 耐波工学 港湾・海岸構造物の耐波設計 . Kashima Publishing . 2008 . 978-4306023994 . Tokyo . ja . Wave-resistant engineering: Wave-resistant design of harbours and coastal structures . 5 July 2023.
  27. Goda . Y. . On the Methodology of Selecting Design Wave Height. Coastal Engineering Proceedings . Coastal Engineering Research Council . 1 . 21 . 1988 . 25 August 2023 . 2156-1028 . 10.9753/icce.v21.67 . 67. free .
  28. Goda . Y. . Kishira . Y. . Kamiyama . Y. . 1975 . Laboratory investigation on the overtopping rate of seawalls by irregular waves . Report of the Port and Harbour Research Institute . 14 . 4 . 5 July 2023.
  29. Goda . Y. . 1992 . The Design and Reliability of Coastal Structures: Design of Upright Breakwaters . 23rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering . Venice, Italy . 5 July 2023.
  30. Web site: 合田 良實 論文一覧 発表論文リスト 株式会社エコー . Yoshimi Goda: List of publications . 6 July 2023 . ECOH Consulting Engineers: List of publications by Yoshimi Goda . ja.
  31. Goda . Y. . Yoshimura . T. . 1971 . 海中に孤立した巨大構造物に働く波力の計算 . Calculation of Wave Forces Acting on Isolated Large Structures in the Sea . Port and Airport Research Institute Reports, Japan . ja . 10 . 4 . 3–52 . 13 July 2023.
  32. Goda . Y. . Suzuki . Y. . 1975 . 光易型方向スぺクトルによる不規則波の屈折 . Refraction and Diffraction Calculations of Irregular Waves by Koshi Easy Type Direction Spectrum . Port and Airport Research Institute Reports, Japan . ja . 230 .
  33. Web site: Editorial Board of Coastal Engineering Journal 2012 – 土木学会海岸工学委員会 . 14 July 2023 . Japan Society of Civil Engineers Coastal Engineering Committee (coastal.jp) . ja, en.
  34. Book: Goda, Y. . Advances in coastal structures and breakwaters . 1996 . Thomas Telford Publishing . 978-0-7277-4556-9 . Clifford . J.E. . en . Wave Damping Characteristics of Longitudinal Reef System . 198–203 . 10.1680/aicsab.25097.0018.
  35. Book: Goda, Y. . 土木文明史概論 . 2001 . Kashima Publishing . 978-4-306-02235-5 . Tokyo . ja . Introduction to Civil Engineering and Civilisation History . 5 July 2023.
  36. Web site: Basil W. Wilson 1909-1996 . 29 July 2023 . National Academy of Engineering . en.
  37. Wilson . B.W. . 1965 . Numerical prediction of ocean waves in the North Atlantic for December, 1959 . Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift . en . 18 . 3 . 114–130 . 10.1007/BF02333333 . 1965DeHyZ..18..114W . 0012-0308 . 29 July 2023.
  38. Toba . Y. . 1972 . Local balance in the air-sea boundary processes: I. on the growth process of wind waves . Journal of Oceanography . en . 28 . 3 . 109–120 . 10.1007/BF02109772 . 116924399 . 0916-8370 . 30 July 2023.
  39. Book: Horikawa, K. . Coastal Engineering: An introduction to Ocean Engineering . University of Tokyo Press . 1978 . Tokyo . ja.
  40. Goda . Y. . 2003 . Revisiting Wilson's Formulas for Simplified Wind-Wave Prediction . Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering . en . 129 . 2 . 93–95 . 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2003)129:2(93) . 0733-950X . 29 July 2023.
  41. Book: Goda, Y. . 海岸工学 ―その誕生と発展― . Gihodo Publishing . 2012 . 978-4765516846 . Tokyo . ja . Coastal Engineering: Its Birth and Development . 5 July 2023.
  42. Book: Goda, Y. . 「波動問題」の歴史的変遷 . . 1999 . Tokyo . ja . On the Historical Development of the Mathematical Theory of Water Waves . 13 July 2023.
  43. Goda . Y. . 1999 . On the Historical Development of the Mathematical Theory of Water Waves . 35th Summer Training Course Lecture Collection, Japan Society of Civil Engineers Coastal Engineering Committee . en . McParland . D. . 14 July 2023 . TU Delft Repository.
  44. Web site: 28 July 1999 . 35回水工学に関する夏期研修会 . Japan Society of Civil Engineers Coastal Engineering Committee: 35th Summer Workshop on Hydraulic Engineering . 14 July 2023 . www.jsce.or.jp . . ja.
  45. Web site: "合田文庫" - 港湾空港技術研究所 . The Goda Library: Port and Airport Research Institute . 24 March 2023 . 港湾空港技術研究所 . ja.
  46. Watanabe . Y. . Koshimura . S. . Mizutani . N. . Sasaki . J. . 2013 . Introduction of Memorial Paper . Coastal Engineering Journal . en . 55 . 4 . 1303001–1–1303001-1 . 10.1142/S0578563413030010 . 2013CEngJ..5503001W . 2166-4250 . 17 January 2024.

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