Numerical analysis on the flow induced vibration and flow characteristics in the water gate has been carried out by 2-dimensional unsteady
CFD simulation when sea water flows into the port in the river. Effect of gate opening on the frequency and the mean velocity and
the vortex shedding under the water gate were studied. The streamlines were compared for various gate openings. To get the frequency
spectrum, Fourier transform should be performed. Spectral analysis of the excitation force signals permitted identification of the main
characteristics of the interaction process. The results show that the sources of disturbed frequency are the vortex shedding from under the
water gate. As the gate opening ratio increases, the predicted vibration frequency decreases. The bottom scouring occurs for large gate
opening rather than smaller one. The unstable operation conditions can be estimated by using the CFD results and the Strouhal number
results for various gate opening gaps.