The paper describes a novel approach to the problem of estimating the extreme response statistics of a drag-dominated offshore structure exhibiting a pronounced dynamic behaviour when subjected to harsh weather conditions. It is shown that the key quantity for extreme response prediction is the mean upcrossing rate function, which can be simply extracted from simulated response time histories. A commonly adopted practice for obtaining adequate extremes for design purposes requires the execution of 20 or more 3-h time domain analyses for several extreme sea states. For early phase considerations, it would be convenient if extremes of a reasonable accuracy could be obtained based on shorter and fewer simulations. The aim of the work reported in the present paper has therefore been to develop specific methods which make it possible to extract the necessary information about the extreme response from relatively short time histories. The method proposed in this paper opens up the possibility to predict simply and efficiently both short-term and long-term extreme response statistics. The results presented are based on extensive simulation results for the Kvitebjorn jacket structure, in operation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Specifically, deck response time histories for different sea states were used as the basis for our analyses.
Efficient estimation of extreme response of drag-dominated offshore structures by Monte Carlo simulation
Effektive Einschätzung des Extremverhaltens von widerstandsbehafteten Offshorestrukturen durch Simulation nach der Monte Carlo Methode
Ocean Engineering ; 34 , 16 ; 2188-2197
2007
10 Seiten, 21 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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