SoA Review on Wave-induced Loads on Ships and Offshore Platforms

What is it about?

SoA review by SE Hirdaris, W Bai, Daniele Dessi, Ayşen Ergin, X Gu, OA Hermundstad, R Huijsmans, K Iijima, Ulrik Dam Nielsen, J Parunov, N Fonseca, Apostolos Papanikolaou, K Argyriadis, Atila Incecik The evaluation of structural responses is key element in the design of ships and offshore structures. Fundamental to this is the determination of the design loads to support the Rule requirements and for application in direct calculations. To date, the current design philosophy for the prediction of motions and wave-induced loads has been driven by empirical or first-principles calculation procedures based on well-proven applications such as ship motion prediction programs. In recent years, the software, engineering and computer technology available to predict the design loads imposed on ships and offshore structures has improved dramatically. Notwithstanding, with the stepwise increase in the size and structural complexity of ships and floating offshore installations and the advances in the framework of Rules and Standards it has become necessary to utilise the latest technologies to assess the design loads on …

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We review recent works on the determination of wave-induced motions and loads on ships and offshore platforms, with emphasis on nonlinear effects. Extensive list of references

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