Wen-Huai Tsao

Wen-Huai Tsao

Assistant Professor

Publications

Patents

  1. Tuned Liquid Dampers with Porous Media, Japan Patent #3217982, issued August 22, 2018.
  2. Tuned Liquid Dampers with Porous Media, China Patent #ZL20182 0503987.2, issued January 18, 2019.
  3. Tuned Liquid Dampers with Porous Media, Taiwan Patent #M564058, issued July 21, 2018.

Journal Articles

  1. Liu, D.P., Niu, C.W., Tsao, W.H., Chen, Y.C., Manuel, L., Heo, T.* (2026) Active-learning multi-fidelity long-term fatigue assessment of floating offshore wind turbines. Ocean Engineering, (Under Review).
  2. Liu, D.P., Heo, T., Kees, C.E., Manuel, L., Tsao, W.H.* (2026). A coupled CutFEM-multibody framework for aerohydrodynamic simulation of floating photovoltaic systems. Applied Ocean Research, (Under Review).
  3. Liu, D.P., Tsao, W.H., Manuel, L., Heo, T.* (2026). Probabilistic wave field reconstruction via Bayesian neural fields. Applied Ocean Research, 173, 105173. doi: 10.1016/j.apor.2026.105173
  4. Tsao, W.H.*, Kees, C.E. (2026). Comparative analysis of high-fidelity and reduced-order models for nonlinear wave-bathymetry and wave-structure interactions. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 14(7), 594. doi: 10.3390/jmse14070594
  5. Tsao, W.H.* (2026). Extension of the API standard 650 equivalent mechanical model and its application to LNG vessel stability under wave excitation, Louisiana Civil Engineer, ASCE Louisiana Section, Febuary, 16-21. LCE magazine
  6. Tsao, W.H.*, Kees, C.E., Schurr, R. (2025). High-order phase-resolving CutFEM for wave transformation over natural shorelines, Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 151(3), 04025006. doi: 10.1061/JWPED5.WWENG-2130
  7. Tsao, W.H.*, Hwang, W.S., Huang, C.W., Huang, Y.L. (2025). Physics-based reduced-order modeling and experimental verification of a nonlinear porous-media tuned liquid damper for seismic vibration control, Ocean Engineering, 337, 121905. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.121905
  8. Tsao, W.H.*, Kees, C.E. (2023). An arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian regularized boundary integral method for nonlinear free-surface flows over complex topography and wave-structure interaction, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 157, 326-341. doi: 10.1016/j.enganabound.2023.09.019
  9. Tsao, W.H.*, Chen, Y.C., Kees, C.E., Manuel, L. (2023). Response mitigation of floating platform by porous-media-tuned liquid dampers, Journal of Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, 145(5), 051203. doi: 10.1115/1.4062292
  10. Tsao, W.H.*, Chen, Y.C., Kees, C.E., Manuel, L. (2022). The effect of porous media on wave-induced sloshing in a floating tank, Applied Sciences, 12(11), 5587. doi: 10.3390/app12115587
  11. Tsao, W.H., Huang, L.H. and Hwang, W.S.* (2021). An equivalent mechanical model with nonlinear damping for sloshing rectangular tank with porous media. Ocean Engineering, 242, 110145. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.110145
  12. Tsao, W.H.* and Kinnas, S.A. (2021). Local simulation of sloshing jet in a rolling tank by viscous-inviscid interaction method. Results in Engineering, 11, 100270. doi: 10.1016/j.rineng.2021.100270
  13. Tsao, W.H.* and Huang, Y.L. (2021). Sloshing force in a rectangular tank with porous media. Results in Engineering, 11, 100250. doi: 10.1016/j.rineng.2021.100250
  14. Tsao, W.H.* and Chang, T.J. (2020). Sloshing phenomenon in rectangular and cylindrical tanks filled with porous media: supplementary solution and impulsive-excitation experiment. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 146(12), 04020139. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001878
  15. Tsao, W.H.* and Hwang, W.S. (2019). Dynamic characteristics of liquid sloshing in cylindrical tanks filled with porous media. IOP Conference series: Earth and Environmental Science, 351, 012007. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/351/1/012007
  16. Tsao, W.H. and Hwang, W.S.* (2018). Tuned liquid dampers with porous media. Ocean Engineering, 167(1), 55-64. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.08.034
  17. Chen, Y.H.*, Hwang, W.S. and Tsao, W.H. (2018). Nonlinear dynamic characteristics of rectangular and cylindrical TLDs. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 144(9), 06018004. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001510
  18. Tsao, W.H.* and Hwang, W.S. (2017). Regularized boundary integral methods for three–dimensional potential flows. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 77, 49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.enganabound.2017.01.006
  19. Chen, Y.H.*, Hwang, W.S. and Tsao, W.H. (2017). Nonlinear sloshing analysis by regularized boundary integral method. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 143(8), 040170046. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001255

* Corresponding author.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Tsao, W.H., Kees, C.E., Lindawson, B. (2025). Exploring pilot digital twin solutions for a floating city in the San Francisco Bay Area, Proceedings of the ASME 2025 44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Vancouver, Canada. doi: 10.1115/OMAE2025-155271
  2. Tsao, W.H., Schurr, R., Kees, C.E. (2023). High-order phase-resolving method for wave transformation over natural shorelines, Proceedings of the ASME 2023 42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Melbourne, Australia. doi: 10.1115/OMAE2023-104544
  3. Tsao, W.H., Chen, Y.C., Kees, C.E., Manuel, L. (2022). Response mitigation of floating platform by porous-media tuned liquid dampers, Proceedings of the ASME 2022 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Hamburg, Germany. doi: 10.1115/OMAE2022-79607 Presentation
  4. Tsao, W.H. and Kinnas, A.S. (2020). Local study of jet of a fluid sloshing inside a rolling tank. Proceedings of the ASME 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Fort Lauderdale, USA. doi: 10.1115/OMAE2020-18870
  5. Tsao, W.H. and Kinnas, A.S. (2020). Numerical simulation of fluid sloshing in a rolling tank. 25th SNAME Offshore Symposium, Houston, USA. SNAME-TOS-2020-014
  6. Tsao, W.H. (2019). Dynamic characteristics of liquid sloshing in cylindrical tanks filled with porous media. International Conference on Advances in Civil and Ecological Engineering Research, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  7. Tsao, W.H. and Chang, C.M. (2018). New numerical integration method for dynamic systems with high nonlinearity. The 14th National Conference on Structural Engineering/The 4th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Taichung, Taiwan. Chinese version paper
  8. Tsao, W.H. and Hwang, W.S. (2018). Study on nonlinear sloshing problem. 30th Taiwan SNAME and MOST Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan.
  9. Tsao, W.H. (2018). Analysis on porous-media tuned liquid damper for vibrational control in flexible structures. Proceedings of the 40th Ocean Engineering Conference, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Chinese version paper
  10. Tsao, W.H. and Hwang, W.S. (2017). The analysis of regularized boundary integral methods for a non-smooth body in potential flows. 29th Taiwan SNAME and MOST Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan.
  11. Tsao, W.H. and Hwang, W.S. (2016). The analysis of regularized boundary integral methods for an oblate body in potential flows. 28th Taiwan SNAME and MOST Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan.

Presentations

  1. Tsao, W.H., Kees, C.E., Heo, T., Liu, D.P., Manuel, L. (2026). Coupled wind-wave effects on the dynamics of coastal floating photovoltaics. 39th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Galveston, USA.
  2. Heo, T., Tsao, W.H., Liu, D.P., Kees, C.E., Manuel, L. (2026). Multi-fidelity surrogate models for wave attenuation from mangrove forests. 45th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Tokyo, Japan.
  3. Liu, D.P., Zheng, S.W., Heo, T., Tsao, W.H., Yang, Y.Y., Manuel, L. (2026). Efficient uncertainty quantification of extreme loads in floating photovoltaic arrays. 45th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Tokyo, Japan.
  4. Tsao, W.H. (2026). Building resilient coastal communities with natural shorelines. 30th Annual Joint Engineering Societies Conference, Lafayette, USA.
  5. Tsao, W.H. (2025). Floating City Digital Twins: The Future of Coastal Resilience and Sustainability. Society of Floating Solutions Singapore, Virtual Webinar. Presentation
  6. Tsao, W.H. and Kees, C.E. (2023). Computational analysis of wave and current interactions with mangrove forests. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA. Poster
  7. Kees, C.E., Schurr, R., Tsao, W.H. (2023). Higher-order methods for phase-resolving wave/structure interaction, SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences, Bergen, Norway.
  8. Tsao, W.H., Chen, Y.C., Kees, C.E., Manuel, L. (2023). Global motions of a floating platform with tuned liquid damper in waves. Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Atlanta, USA. Presentation
  9. Tsao, W.H. and Kees, C.E. (2023). Proteus: High-order methods for wave-structure interactions in coastal and offshore environments. Scientific Computing Around Louisiana, New Orleans, USA.
  10. Tsao, W.H. and Kees, C.E. (2022). An improved boundary integral equation method with arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian approach for nonlinear wave-bottom interaction problems. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Chicago, USA. Poster
  11. Kees, C.E., Tsao, W.H., and Schurr, R. (2022). Higher-order methods for phase-resolving wave/structure interaction, 5th Annual Meeting of the SIAM Texas-Louisiana Section, Houston, USA.
  12. Tsao, W.H. and Kees, C.E. (2022). Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian method in finite-element model for nonlinear wave-bottom interaction, 8th Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference-Americas, Pensacola, USA.
  13. Kees, C.E., Tovar, E., Schurr, R., and Tsao, W.H. (2021). High-performance computational models of non-hydrostatic water waves over complex bathymetry. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA. Poster