Sea loads on ships and offshore structures /
O.M. Faltinsen.
- viii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Cambridge ocean technology series .
- Cambridge ocean technology series. .
Title page verso: First paperback edition, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Sea environment -- 3. Linear wave-induced motions and loads on floating structures -- 4. Numerical methods for linear wave-induced motions and loads -- 5. Second-order non-linear problems -- 6. Current and wind loads -- 7. Viscous wave loads and damping -- 8. Stationkeeping -- 9. Water impact and entry -- -- Introduction -- Definitions of motions -- Traditional ship problems -- Offshore structure problem -- Hydrodynamic classification of structures -- Engineering tools -- -- Sea environment -- Basic assumptions -- Regular wave theory -- Statistical description of waves -- Wind -- Current -- -- Linear wave-induced motions and loads on floating structures -- Response in irregular sea -- Response in regular waves -- Discussion on natural periods, damping and excitation level -- Linear wave-induced motions and loads on a tension leg platform (TLP) in the mass-force domain -- Heave motion of a semi-submersible -- Minimalization of vertical ship motions -- Roll stabilization -- -- Numerical methods for linear wave-induced motions and loads -- Source technique -- Alternative solution procedures -- Forward speed and current effects -- -- Second-order non-linear problems -- Mean wave (drift) forces and moments -- Slow-drift motions in irregular waves -- Slowly-varying oscillations due to wind -- Sum-frequency effects -- -- Current and wind loads -- Steady incident flow past a circular cylinder -- Boundary layers -- Wake behaviour -- Vortex shedding -- Current loads on ships -- Current loads on offshore structures -- Wind loads -- Vortex-induced resonance oscillations -- Galloping -- -- Viscous wave loads and damping -- Morison's equation -- Flow separation -- Oscillatory non-separated flow -- Separated flow at small KC-numbers -- Separated flow at high KC-numbers -- Experimental tools -- -- Stationkeeping -- Mooring systems -- Thruster forces -- Thruster performance and dynamic positioning -- Exercises -- -- Water impact and entry -- Slamming -- Water entry problems -- Exercises. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.