Table 1.

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Linear Wave Theory



(taken from Mechanics of Wave Forces on Offshore Structures, Sarpkaya and Isaacson)


T
r
c
2

L
k
r 2
(1)
( ) ( )
( )
( ) t kx
kd
d z k
kT
H
c
r
o -
-
sin
sinh
cosh

( ) kd kg tanh
2
c Intermediate depth (2)
( ) ( )
( )
( ) t kx
kd
d z k
T
H
u c
r
-
-
cos
sinh
cosh

( ) ( )
( )
( t kx
kd
d z k
T
H
dt
du
c
r
-
-
sin
sinh
cosh 2
2
2
)
Horizontal velocity and
acceleration components
(3)
( ) ( )
( )
( ) t kx
kd
d z k
kT
H
gz p c
r
p p -
-
- - cos
sinh
cosh 2
2
2

Pressure, p is the density (4)
( ) t kx
Td k
H
c
r
o - sin
2
gd k
2 2
c Shallow water (5)
( ) t kx
kTd
H
u c
r
- cos
( ) t kx
d kT
H
dt
du
c
r
- sin
2
2
2

Horizontal velocity and
acceleration components
(6)
( ) t kx
d T k
H
gz p c
r
p p - - - cos
2
2 2
2
Pressure, p is the density (7)
( ) t kx e
kT
H
kz
c
r
o - sin kg
2
c Deep water (8)
( ) t kx e
T
H
u
kz
c
r
- cos ( ) t kx e
T
H
dt
du
kz
c
r
- sin
2
2
2

Horizontal velocity and
acceleration components
(9)
( ) t kx e
kT
H
gz p
kz
c
r
p p - - - cos
2
2
2
Pressure, p is the density (10)

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Table 1.2 Wave spectra

Wave energy spectrum ( ) ( )
2
2
1
an
d S df f S c c

(11)
Spectral moments
( )
( )

} }
A =


i
i
n
i
n n
n
f f S f
d S df f S f m
0 0
) ( c c c

(12)
Zero
th
moment
2
0
o m (13)
Significant wave amplitude 0
3
1
2 2 m
a
o
(14)
Significant wave height 0
3
1
4 4 m H o
(15)
Zero crossing period
2
0
m
m
T
z

(16)
Peak period
4
2
m
m
T
p

(17)


Table 1.3

Wave statistics


Standard deviation of water
elevation
0
1
2
1
1
m
N
N
n
n

-

o (18)
Gaussian wave elevation
distribution
( )

|
.
|

\
|
-
2
2
exp
2
1
o r o
x
x f
(19)
Rayleigh wave amplitude
distribution
( )

|
.
|

\
|
-
2
2
2
exp
o o
x x
x f
(20)

{
)
`

- >
2
2
2
exp
o

a
a P
a

(21)

{

|
|
|
.
|

\
|
- >
2
3
1
2 exp
H
H
H H P
w

(22)
Most probable largest wave in
N (large number) waves
( )
( )
|
|
.
|

\
|
-
N
N m
ln 2
577 . 0
ln 2
0 max

(23)
Highest one tenth of all waves 0
10
1
1 . 5 m H
(24)
Extreme design wave height |
.
|

\
|

01 . 0
8
0 max
N
Ln m H (25)
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Table 1.4 Dynamics of Floating Structures



Hydrostatic stiffness
w
gA K p (26)
Natural frequency
a
w
a
n
M M
gA
M M
K
-

p
c
(27)
Wave excitation force } }
-
L
z s
L
x s p
j dx a A i dz a A F

p p

(28)
Motion equation
( ) ( t F Kz z B z M M
a
) c cos - - - (29)
Motion response
( ) ( )
2
2
2
2
1
cos
|
|
.
|

\
|
-
(
(

|
|
.
|

\
|
-
-

n n
t
K
F
z
c
c
c
c
o c

(30)
Response phase angle
2
1
2
tan
|
|
.
|

\
|
-
|
|
.
|

\
|

n
n
c
c
c
c

o
(31)
Wave inertia force
( )
( )

Mz s z az s z Az Pz Iz
Mx s x ax s x Ax Px Ix
C A a C A a F F F
C A a C A a F F F
p p
p p
- -
- -
1
1

(32)
Trigonometric identities
( )
( )
( )
( ) b a b a b a
b a b a b a
b a b a b a
b a b a b a
sin sin cos cos cos
sin sin cos cos cos
sin cos cos sin sin
sin cos cos sin sin
- -
- -
- -
- -

(33)


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