Interaction between waves and maritime structures

Understanding the interaction between waves and maritime structures (IWMS) has been a primary concern for humans since ancient times, when they started sailing oceans and defending land from flooding and erosion. The arguments of the papers gathered within this Special Issue can be categorized into: Structural performance, concerning the stability/integrity of the structure (or any part thereof); Functional performance, i.e., related to the capability of the structure to meet the scope for which it has been designed. In turn, Item 2 may be subdivided into: Hydraulic response, such as wave reflection, wave transmission, wave overtopping, etc.; Morphodynamic response, which is the shoreline and beach response to a structure placement; Floating body response, such as the oscillation of floating bodies or moored vessels. This Special Issue includes 12 articles, four of which focus on structural performance and eight on functional response. The following section provides a brief summary of each of the contributions.