Estimating Design Loads for Floating Structures Using Environmental Contours  

基于环境等值法的浮式结构设计荷载估计

作　　者：Zhenkun Liao Yuliang Zhao Sheng Dong 廖振焜;赵玉良;董胜(College of Engineering,Ocean University of China,Qingdao 266100,China)

机构地区：[1]College of Engineering,Ocean University of China,Qingdao 266100,China

出　　处：《Journal of Marine Science and Application》2022年第3期114-127,共14页船舶与海洋工程学报（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.52171284.

摘　　要：Nonlinear time-domain simulations are often used to predict the structural response at the design stage to ensure the acceptable operation and/or survival of floating structures under extreme conditions.An environmental contour(EC)is commonly employed to identify critical sea states that serve as the input for numerical simulations to assess the safety and performance of marine structures.In many studies,marginal and conditional distributions are defined to construct bivariate joint probability distributions for variables,such as significant wave height and zero-crossing period.Then,ECs can be constructed using the inverse first-order reliability method(IFORM).This study adopts alternative models to describe the generalized dependence structure between environmental variables using copulas and discusses the Nataf transformation as a special case.ECs are constructed using measured wave data from moored buoys.Derived design loads are applied on a semisubmersible platform to assess possible differences.In addition,a linear interpolation scheme is utilized to establish a parametric model using short-term extreme tension distribution parameters and wave data,and the long-term tension response is estimated using Monte Carlo simulation.A 3D IFORM-based approach,in which the short-term extreme response that is ignored in the EC approach is used as the third variable,is proposed to help establish accurate design loads with increased accuracy.Results offer a clear illustration of the extreme responses of floating structures based on different models.

关 键 词：Design loads Mooring system IFORM-based approach COPULAS Nataf transformation Short/long-term extreme response 

分 类 号：U663[交通运输工程—船舶及航道工程]