The extreme behavior of surface waves as they encounter and pass compliant deepwater platforms is an important class of problems for offshore engineers attempting to specify the platform deck elevation. In this study analytical expressions for the probability density and cumulative distribution functions that utilize empirical coefficients is an attempt to accurately model surface wave runup and airgap problems are presented. The analysis focuses upon interpreting the tails of the measured data histograms using two parameter Weibull distribution models. The appropriate empirical constants, assumed to be solely dependent upon the significant wave height, were evaluated and compared for all the test data. Based upon a small select set of data, for a mini-TLP and two Spar platforms, the airgap problem was found to be adequately modeled using a Rayleigh distribution. Further, for the seven seastates analyzed, the Weibull shape parameter was nearly constant and the data confirmed that the exclusive fit of the scale parameter assuming dependence only on the significant wave height was a reasonable approach for modeling the wave runup. Finally, by combining these models with a Poisson return model for each storm the associated reliability estimates for various deck heights were estimated.


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    Titel :

    Design estimates of surface wave interaction with compliant deepwater platforms


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Entwurfsbewertungen von Tiefsee-Plattformen bei Interaktion mit Oberflächenwellen


    Beteiligte:
    Niedzwecki, J.M. (Autor:in) / Lindt, J.W. van de (Autor:in) / Gage, J.H. (Autor:in) / Teigen, P.S. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Ocean Engineering ; 27 , 8 ; 867-888


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2000


    Format / Umfang :

    22 Seiten, 14 Bilder, 8 Tabellen, 14 Quellen




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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