Two separate studies are presented here that deal with analytical predictions of the air gap for floating structures. 1) To obtain an understanding of the importance of first and second-order incident and diffracted wave effects as well as to determine the influence of the structure’s motions on the instantaneous air gap, statistics of the air gap response are studied under various modeling assumptions. For these detailed studies, a single field point is studied here—one at the geometric center (in plan) of the Troll semi-submersible. 2) A comparison of the air gap at different locations is studied by examining response statistics at different field points for the semi-submersible. These include locations close to columns of the four-columned semi-submersible. Analytical predictions, including first and second-order diffracted wave effects, are compared with wave tank measurements at several locations. In particular, the gross root-mean-square response and the 3-h extreme response are compared.
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Analytical Predictions of the Air Gap Response of Floating Structures
Lance Manuel,
Lance Manuel
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
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Bert Sweetman,
Bert Sweetman
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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Steven R. Winterstein
Steven R. Winterstein
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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Lance Manuel
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
Bert Sweetman
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
Steven R. Winterstein
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
Contributed by the OMAE Division and presented at the 18th International Symposium and Exhibit on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, July 11–16, 1999, of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. Manuscript received by the OMAE Division, March 1, 2000; revised manuscript received February 16, 2001. Associate Editor: A. Naess.
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. Aug 2001, 123(3): 112-117 (6 pages)
Published Online: February 16, 2001
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March 1, 2000
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February 16, 2001
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Manuel, L., Sweetman , B., and Winterstein, S. R. (February 16, 2001). "Analytical Predictions of the Air Gap Response of Floating Structures ." ASME. J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2001; 123(3): 112–117. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1372195
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