Hydrodynamic Effects on Design of Offshore Platforms

This was a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop and verify engineering analysis guidelines for determining hydrodynamic loading effects for deep water compliant platforms. Both wave and current effects were considered in order to calibrate existing computer models and to validate design concepts used in verification procedures. It used publicly available field, laboratory, and analytical data on hydrodynamic forces to investigate the differences noted between observed data and that predicted by analytical models. The types of compliant platforms included in this study were fixed-base complaint towers, tension leg or vertically moored platforms, and catenary moored floating platforms.