ZHANG Shuhua,YU Yifa and LI Benxia Associate Professor,Ocean University of Qingdao,Qingdao 266003,P. R. China. Master,Ocean University of Qingdao,Qingdao 266003,P. R. China.
Abstract:
Marine structures operating in natural ocean environment are subjected to various stochastic loads. For design of the marine structures, the most important task is to determine environmental load design criterion. This paper presents a method to determine the optimum environmental load design criterion for marine structures. This method is based on the investment and benefit analysis and it can reach the design purpose of decreasing total costs during the service life of the structures and increasing economic benefits.