Dynamic Analysis of Ocean Structures

✍ Scribed by Bruce J. Muga, James F. Wilson (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1970
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 388
• Series: Ocean Technology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Improvements in the design process as applied to ocean structures have received intense interest in recent years. Part of this interest stems from the growing realization that design on a purely deterministic basis is inadequate for structures sub­ ject to random loads, which are best described by statistical (or probability) methods. This book is an attempt to bridge the gap between present design practices and available analytical techni­ ques (which may be exploited to improve present procedures). The book itself is an outgrowth of a set of notes prepared for an intensive short course presented over the past three years by the Engineering Extension Division of the University of California at Los Angeles, California. The ensuing presentation is composed of four parts. The material begins with a review of the physical environment (winds, surface gravity water waves and currents) for which engineering­ type formulations are presented. Hindcasting and forecasting techniques using spectral concepts are included. Special problem areas are enumerated.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Wind and Wind Loadings....Pages 2-14
Currents and Current Loadings....Pages 15-19
Surface Gravity Water Waves....Pages 20-67
Wave Forecasting and Hindcasting....Pages 68-81
Front Matter....Pages 82-87
Basic Concepts....Pages 88-104
Particle-in-Cell Method....Pages 105-116
Fluid-Induced Forces....Pages 117-150
Forces Induced by Breaking Waves....Pages 151-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-158
A Review of Some Statistical Concepts....Pages 159-168
The One Degree of Freedom and Continuous Beam Models....Pages 169-202
Dynamic Behavior of Materials in an Environment....Pages 203-245
Front Matter....Pages 246-247
Linear Moored-Ship Systems....Pages 248-338
Nonlinear Response of a Moored Ship to Sea Oscillations....Pages 339-357
A Specific Nonlinear Application....Pages 358-362
Miscellaneous Topics of Current Interest....Pages 363-371
Back Matter....Pages 372-377

✦ Subjects

Oceanography