Wind and wave induced behaviour of offshore guyed tower platforms |
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| Authors: | RS Bisht AK Jain |
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| Institution: | aConsulting Engineering Corporation, 8490 A Tyco Road, Vienna, VA 22180, USA;bCivil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 16, India |
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| Abstract: | Offshore guyed tower platforms belong to the group of compliant offshore platforms which are most suited for deep water exploration. The basic feature of compliant offshore platforms is that they are designed to move with the waves, in at least some degrees-of-freedom. As far as excitation of wave frequencies is concerned, the system opposes wave forces by inertial effects. The offshore guyed tower derives its stability against lateral movement from its mooring system.In this study, the response of offshore guyed towers to random forces generated by wind and wave is investigated. The exposed portion of the tower is subjected to the action of turbulent wind, while the submerged portion is acted upon by random wave forces. The analysis includes the nonlinearities due to the Morison equation of drag force, the variable submergence effect due to waves, the instantaneous position of the tower and force excursion relation of the mooring lines. A parametric study is conducted to investigate the behaviour of the tower under waves, and the combined effect of wind and wave forces. |
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| Keywords: | Fluid structure interaction Production platforms Offshore structures Wind effects Water wave effects Structural analysis Drag Mathematical models Mooring Offhshore guyed tower platforms Morison equation |
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