HYDRODYNAMIC ASPECTS OF FLOATING STABLE OCEAN PLATFORMS

This report details a Naval Undersea Center five-year study on the hydrodynamics of floating stable ocean platforms constructed from repetitively cast concrete modules. The effort centered on analytical prediction and measurement through model testing of the following design aspects for several platform configurations: (1) Platform heave, pitch, roll, yaw, surge and sway motion due to wave action; (2) horizontal drag forces in various sea states; (3) structural forces on modules due to wave action; and (4) underwater submersible docking in a module.

• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Undersea Research and Development Center

  San Diego, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Johnson, E R
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 94 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Force; Offshore platforms; Stabilized platforms; Waves
• Old TRIS Terms: Wave forces on structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00098229
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NUC-TR-427 R&D Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 29 1975 12:00AM