| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 203, 2018
International Conference on Civil, Offshore & Environmental Engineering 2018 (ICCOEE 2018)
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| Article Number | 01011 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| Section | Coastal and Offshore Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201820301011 | |
| Published online | 17 September 2018 | |
Wave current interaction: Effect on force prediction for fixed offshore structures
1
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas,
Tronoh, Perak
2
PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB),
Malaysia
* Corresponding author: mohamed.latheef@utp.edu.my
MetOcean conditions in the South China Sea (SCS) indicates that unlike other locations such as the North Sea, the magnitude of the currents can be relatively large. In addition, these currents are strongly sheared. The present study focused on the typical design problem of calculating the ultimate base shear and overturning moments for slender fixed structures with the inclusion of the interaction between the currents and the wave field. It has been found that the loads on average can be around 15% larger when this interaction is accounted for in the calculation of the loads, highlighting the importance. In addition, the level of these amplifications were found to be dependent on the sea state steepness and the relative water depth. While no clear trend was found (changed case by case) in the present work, incorporating the vertical structure of the current was found to change the pattern of the amplification of the loads.
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