THE THEORY OF THE RAYLEIGH DISTRIBUTION AND SOME OF ITS APPLICATIONS

The first part of the paper deals with the mathematical properties of the Rayleigh distribution, including but not limited to the density function, the moment generating function, the maximum likelihood estimator, confidence intervals, and the bivariate Rayleigh distribution. The second part deals with applications of the Rayleigh distribution to the analysis of the response of marine vehicles to wave excitation. These applications are illustrated with regard to ocean waves, short-and long- term bending moment responses of a ship, and the "target problem" applied to the relationship between wind speed, wave height, and stress.

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  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

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  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Hoffman, D
  • Karst, O J
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 172-191
• Serial:
  • Journal of Ship Research
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
  • ISSN: 0022-4502
  • EISSN: 1542-0604
  • Serial URL: https://onepetro.org/jsr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending moments; Electromagnetic spectrum; Excitation; Hulls; Ocean waves; Ship motion
• Old TRIS Terms: Hull bending moments; Ship response
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147563
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM