Optimum selection of design parameters for transportation of offshore structures

J. L. Alamilla; D. Campos; C. Ortega; A. Soriano; J. L. Morales

doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2008.12.008

Optimum selection of design parameters for transportation of offshore structures

J. L. Alamilla, D. Campos, C. Ortega, A. Soriano, J. L. Morales

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A probabilistic framework is presented to select the design significant wave height and design transverse rotation for typical barges used in the Gulf of Mexico for marine transportation of structural elements and/or systems. The selection of design transverse rotation is based on optimization procedure that trade-off between the performance of the barge subjected to a meteorological-oceanographic (metocean) hazard along the route and losses by structural damage. For this purpose probabilistic models to estimate the metocean hazard for marine transportation are shown. Afterwards, the design rotation is linked to the design of significant wave height and to the return period associated with such wave conditions. The formulation is applied to an offshore transportation route in the Gulf of Mexico.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	330-338
Number of pages	9
Journal	Ocean Engineering
Volume	36
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2008.12.008
State	Published - Apr 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Barge response
Design parameters
Exceedance probability
Expected losses
Marine structure transportation
Metocean hazard
Significant wave heights

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Optimum selection of design parameters for transportation of offshore structures

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