Dynamics of Offshore Structures

Preface1 Introduction2 The Ocean Environment 2.1 Physical Structure 2.2 Composition and Properties 2.3 Environmental Phenomena3 Basic Fluid Mechanics 3.1 Frames of Reference 3.2 Rotational and Irrotational Flow 3.3 Stream Function and Velocity Potential 3.4 Continuity and the Laplace Equation 3.5 The Navier-Stokes Equations 3.6 The Bernoulli Equation 3.7 The Complex Potential 3.8 Idealized Flows 3.9 Conformal Transformations 3.10 The Added Mass Concept 3.11 Added Mass Coefficient - General Form 3.12 Body Forces Due to Fluid Inertia4 Gravity Wave Theories 4.1 Wave Descriptions for Design 4.2 Linear Wave Theory 4.3 Stokes' Third- and Fifth-Order Wave Theories 4.4 Other Wave Theories 4.5 Regions of Validity 4.6 Gravity Wave Phenomena 4.7 Ocean Waves as a Random Process 4.8 Measurement and Analysis of Wave Data5 Fluid Loading on Offshore Structures 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Flow Around Streamlined and Bluff Bodies 5.3 Wind and Current Loads 5.4 Flow Regimes Governing Wave Loads 5.5 The Morison Equation 5.6 Wave Loads on Large Bodies - Diffraction Theory6 Structural Response 6.1 Quasistatic Loading and Response 6.2 Dynamic Response 6.3 Structural Failure and Fatigue Life Calculations 6.4 Design and Certification Requirements7 Hydrostatics of Floating Bodies 7.1 Basic Properties of a Fluid at Rest 7.2 Buoyancy Forces and Stability 7.3 The Pressure Integration Technique 7.4 Certifying Authority Regulations8 Dynamic Response of Floating Structures in Waves 8.1 Dynamic Response Analysis 8.2 Application to Floating Bodies 8.3 Effects of Moorings 8.4 Analysis with Multiple Degrees of Freedom 8.5 Analysis of Continuously Flexible Structures9 Model Testing of Offshore Structures 9.1 Similarity Considerations 9.2 Test Facilities 9.3 Mathematical Basis for Wave Generation 9.4 Data Analysis Procedures 9.5 Full-Scale Measurements10 Appendices A. Physical Quantities and Units B. Tensor Notation C. Complex Number Theory D. The Divergence and Green's Theorems E. Lagrange's Equation of Motion F. Forces on a Cylindrical Element Due to Internal and External Pressure G. Summary of Hydrodynamic CoefficientsIndex