• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.17-42
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• 2021

Articulated loading platforms (ALPs) belongs to a class of offshore structures known as compliant. ALP motions have time periods falling in the wind excitation frequency range due to their compliant behaviour. This paper deals with the dynamic behavior of a double hinged ALP subjected to low-frequency wind forces with random waves. Nonlinear effects due to variable submergence, fluctuating buoyancy, variable added mass, and hydrodynamic forces are considered in the analysis. The random sea state is characterized by the Pierson-Moskowitz (P-M) spectrum. The wave forces on the submerged elements of the platform's shaft are calculated using Morison's Equation with Airy's linear wave theory ignoring diffraction effects. The fluctuating wind load has been estimated using Ochi and Shin wind velocity spectrum for offshore structures. The nonlinear dynamic equation of motion is solved in the time domain by the Wilson-θ method. The wind-structure interactions, along with the effect of various other parameters on the platform response, are investigated. The effect of offset of aerodynamic center (A.C.) with the center of gravity (C.G.) of platform superstructure has also been investigated. The outcome of the analyses indicates that low-frequency wind forces affect the response of ALP to a large extent, which otherwise is not enhanced in the presence of only waves. The mean wind modifies the mean position of the platform surge response to the positive side, causing an offset. Various power spectral densities (PSDs) under high and moderate sea states show that apart from the significant peak occurring at the two natural frequencies, other prominent peaks also appear at very low frequencies showing the influence of wind on the response.

• Wind and Structures
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.103-120
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• 2009

Articulated tower platforms due to its compliant nature are more susceptible to the dynamic effects of wind than conventional fixed platforms. Dynamic response analysis of a double hinged articulated tower excited by low frequency wind forces with random waves is presented in this paper. The exposed super structure of the platform, housing the drilling and production facilities is subjected to mean and fluctuating wind loads, while the submerged portion is acted upon by wind driven waves. The fluctuating component of the wind velocity is modeled by Emil Simiu's spectrum, while the sea state is characterized by Pierson-Moskowitz spectrum. Nonlinearities in the system due to drag force, added mass, variable submergence and instantaneous tower orientation are considered in the analysis. To account for these nonlinearities, an implicit time integration scheme (Newmark's-${\beta}$) has been employed which solves the equation of motion in an iterative fashion and response time histories are obtained. The power spectra obtained from random response time histories show the significance of low frequency responses.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.75-85
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• 1994

주기함수의 외력을 갖는 버선형 시스템의 다양한 응답 특성을 구하기 위해 새로운 조화함수법(HBM)을 적용하였다. 새로운 조화함수법의 해는 비선형항을 선형항으로부터 따로 분리시킨 다음 같은 주파수 성분을 갖는 비선형 방정식들을 Newton-Raphosn법으로 풀어서 구하였다. 다양한 천이(Bifurcation) 특성을 해석적으로 판별하기 위하여 HBM의 해를 이용하여 구한 섭동 방정식의 Floquet 지수의 고유해를 사용하였다. 새로이 개발한 HBM과 천이 판별법을 1차원 비선형항을 갖는 구조물인 ALP(Articulated Loading Platform) 모델과 다차원인 비선 형 회전체 모델에 적용시켜 HBM의 해의 정확성과 이들 시스템의 천이 특성의 하나인 Chaos 존재를 확인 하였다.