WAVE SLAM ON HORIZONTAL MEMBERS OF AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM

This paper deals with wave slam on a horizontal member in the splash zone of an offshore platform. The results reported are from the first phase of a test program designed to develop an understanding of wave slam. An experimental study was performed in which a model was subjected to the action of regular waves in a laboratory tank. Results of this preliminary work, while not immediately applicable to design, provide greater insight into the nature of the forces involved, and clearly show the necessity of additional study and the questions such study must answer. This test also has demonstrated the feasibility of carrying out such studies in a laboratory environment at small scale.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Eighth Annual Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 1976.
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• Authors:
  • Dalton, C
  • Nash, J M
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Eighth Annual Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 769-780

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Force; Loads; Motion; Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore platforms; Water waves; Waves
• Old TRIS Terms: Motion response of platforms; Wave forces on structures; Wave loads
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138195
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Offshore Technology Conference
• Report/Paper Numbers: V1, OTC 2500 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 1976 12:00AM