THE STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF WAVE CURRENT FORCES ACTING ON A SLENDER CIRCULAR CYLINDER IN IRREGULAR WAVES

Based on model tests, the statistical distribution of extreme values of wave-current in-line forces acting on a vertical circular cylinder was analyzed. It was shown that the results calculated by the simplified method proposed by the authors, agree well with the test data. The Weibull distribution is also adoptable in the region of high KC number, and the shape parameter alpha and scale parameter are relate well with the KC number.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • ISOPE 93, 3rd Intl Offshore & Polar Engng Conf; 6-11 June 1993; Singapore. Sponsored by ISOPE, USA, et al. Procs. Publ by ISOPE, ISBN 1-880653-08-7. Vol III, p 151 [7 p, 5 ref, 1 tab, 4 fig]
• Authors:
  • Li
  • Y-c
  • He, M
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cylindrical bodies; Distributions (Statistics); Force; Ocean currents; Range (Statistics); Waves
• Old TRIS Terms: Current forces; Extreme values; Wave forces on structures
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00716104
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1996 12:00AM